After I've Gone

Well, I set myself a challenge to post a poem a day. Day 4 and I'm still doing it - baby steps.
Today I am posting a poem I wrote when I was trying to find a way to express how I feel about my children and what would comfort them once I'm gone.

I wish I had thought to use this for my brother when he passed in September for I know he felt the same way about being a father.

I like this one, I hope you do to.

After I'm Gone

Pages holding words of me I trust you to believe
Seize the spirit of the love and legacy I leave
When the dust has settled, when all is said and done
I'll be forever with you as our hearts all beat as one

I am the privileged vessel that delivered you to breath
And I shall stir within you, throughout life and after death
Seek and you will find reflections of me in your eyes
your mother first, the rest of me is all but a disguise

The best of me will tumble through the turnstyles of your days
Use me as a gift of guide to navigate your maze
Do no squander precious time on tears when I have gone
spend time with your thoughts of me and use them to stay strong

Believe in me and all my love that overflows for you
Know that I'll be proud, supporting everything you do
I am always with you, though eternal I now rest
and because of life created, my own life was truly blessed

Promise me you'll always trust the love that we have shared
Forgive me if in anyway, I've left you illprepared
Pursue your dreams relentlessly, remain to your heart true
Embrace the love and legacy of me, that lives in you.

Bella Magic