I want the world to stop spinning because she has gone The birds to stop singing their happy little songs There isn’t a reason to keep pretending life is good I find nothing to keep me from this black, dark mood It won’t get better or ease with time There isn’t a reason or a damn rhyme For God allowing the best to be taken from us She was perfect, deserving goodness and love Laughter and light, smiles and joy Not suffering and fear and death as a betrayal She planned a future, with such goodness to give Why in God’s name wasn’t she allowed to live Tell me God, tell me, why, why did this happen? I want answers! Explanations! The sun’s forever blackened Give me no more pat, standard, trite stupid sayings “When God closes one, other open doors are there waiting.” It doesn’t help, it can’t stop my tears and pain So when you see me for God sake refrain I know with time my pain will be quieted I’ll stop wanting to tear things apart in the midst of this riot It is hard not to be angry, though Maura would be mad She would tell us all we must go on and stop being so sad She was always the first with words of wisdom If we did something selfish or amazingly dumb So on the days my anguish overtakes my sanity I sometimes feel a tapping on my shoulder, like a light breeze I know it is sweet, darling Maura Bella, come to say You must let me go now, but in time there will come a day We shall dance and sing together; we shall be close again Maura, she will forever be to us in the end A Wife, a daughter, a granddaughter, a sister, a cousin, a niece, a Daughter-in-law, a Sister-in-law, a Mom (to Homer), and a best friend But most importantly Maura will always be a bit of Heaven on this earth, certainly to each and every one of us a Godsend.
I really liked this. Kept me reading until the end. Maybe because I feel the same type of anger. Good job none the less.
