“I Miss You”

I miss you so much

I don’t know what to do

Every day I struggle

I barely make it through.

I miss you so much more

With every passing day

I ask myself and others

Why couldn’t you stay?

I miss your golden smile

And your beautiful blue eyes

You are all that I think of

When I look to the skies.

I miss your laughter

When you entered into a room

Now it’s so silent

Because you left too soon.

I miss our special talks

That we had every day

The things we’d still be discussing

If only you were here today.

I miss the double ring

On the telephone

And “How was your day?”

Each night when I came home.

I miss your sense of humor

And all of your rhymes

Especially the phrase “Safe Trip”

That you said all the time.

I miss the noise of the computer

As you “IM’d” all your friends

And all the loud music

You’d play until days end.

I miss the baggy pants

The bandanas and RedSox hats

The daily history questions

And every player’s stats.

I miss the “Hi Mom”

It rings loudly in my head

The kiss and hug each night

Before you went to bed.

I miss your sweet voice

If only I could hear it again

All the little squeezes

And so many of your friends.

I miss my little boy

Even though you were so grown

It’s so very empty here

Without you at home.

I miss you, Christopher

You consume my every day

Just as you always did

In every single way.

I miss the “I Love You’s”

That was said every day

When I close my eyes tightly

It’s still what you say.

“I love you, Mom”

“I love you, too”

You are always with me

In everything I do.

Missing you so much, Mom