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Cosmic Rhythms – Affectionately for Rhapsody

Rhapsody’s Mother, My Friend Vanessa at 17
Photo taken by Wendell Jordan

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Precocious little girl…….. beautiful woman

I’ve missed so much in between

I tried to hold on to you, tried to see that you were

Fine.

The world was so simple then yet much too

complicated. Isolation was easy, suddenly you

were lost to MY world.

Never let a birthday go by that I didn’t wonder where

You were, counting the years that passed.

You were 5 and then you were 13 and sweet 16

And on and on

That August day always stuck out for me

Reluctant to reach out, afraid to find out what I didn’t

Want to know………

And now I know.

I hate myself for not pursuing what my heart was pushing

Me to find out.

I lost you somewhere along the way to forever.

I should have held on tighter.

I loved you then, I love you now and I loved you all

In between.

I guess what I want to say is that you are not alone

In the world. My sweet Rhapsody, my sweet melody

Your mother’s love child, your daddy’s precious little girl

Memories of them bringing much needed tears to my

Eyes, a cleansing, if you will, of emotions I buried so

Long ago.  We were kids then, just trying to figure out things

Life just kept happening, and happening all too fast

I couldn’t seem to catch up.

Your mom – my friend, beautiful, emotional, talented…..

I was always in awe of her natural abilities

I always wanted her to

Do more – to be more. She gave you everything she

Could and her giving has grown exponentially

Bursting forth with spectacular illumination – lighting

The world – I see you, I see her

More than I ever dreamed of or hoped for…….

Little became much when watered with Love and grace

And today I’m thankful to be given

The opportunity to know that those prayers so long

Ago were heard and answered…….for the love of you

For the love of her, my friend.

You, her precocious little girl………. beautiful woman – DANCE!

2 Responses

  1. Miracles do happen! I look forward to the day that the two of you meet face to face, I am very happy that you decided to reach out and was successful. Wonderful!

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