GIVE ME MY FLOWERS WHILE I LIVE
By Eccentriq

MAMA SAID THE BLOOD IS THICKER THAN WATER
SHE ALSO SAID ONCE GIVE ME MY FLOWERS WHILE I LIVE

IN THE FIRST I MUST DISAGREE BECAUSE I WAS HER WATER THAT RESCUED ME

HERS AND MY BLOOD ARE NOT THE SAME BUT SHE ALLOWED ME TO DRINK OF HER KINDNESS

MY MOTHER GAVE ME MORE THAN SHE COULD IMAGINE SHE HAVE ME A CHANCE

LIKE A ROSE BUSH THAT WAS SMOTHERED BY WEEDS SHE SET ME FREE

SHE TORE AWAY MY CHOKEHOLD; SHE WATERED AND NURTURED ME

SO EVERYTIME SINCE I COULD REMEMBER I GIVE HER FLOWERS IN REMEMBERANCE OF SAVING ME

SHE WILL TELL YOU SHE DID NOTHING SPECIAL
SHE WOULD EVEN SMILE AND SHAKE HER HEAD IN DISMISSAL

YOU SEE TO HER SHE JUST WANTED A CHILD
SOMEONE TO LOVE AND AFTER HER TO CARRY ON

AND SHE MAY HAVE GOTTEN MORE THAN SHE BARGINED FOR BUT NEVER THE LESS SHE GOT ME

SHE FOUGHT WITH BLOOD, SWEAT AND TEARS TO KEEP ME FROM HARMS WAY

MAMA ALWAYS SAYS GIVE ME MY FLOWERS WHILE I LIVE

SO ON THIS DAY AND UNTIL I CAN’T HEAR YOUR VOICE ANYMORE OR FEEL YOUR TOUCH ANY LONGER

I WILL GIVE YOU YOUR FLOWERS IN A VASE TO SHOW YOU MY LOVE

AND WHEN YOU’RE GONE IN YOUR PLACE A FLOWER WILL REMAIN

ME…