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
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!
What an uplifting entry. Wow. Blessings continue. How wonderful you will have her the rest of your life.