Woke up this morning,
and, as always, you were my waking thought.
The tears came before I even knew they were coming
and I silently wept.
I’ve missed you every day since you left.
I reach for the phone to call,
but I know you won’t be there to answer.
Woke up this morning,
with a need to hear your voice.
You must have heard my call,
your laughter now echoes in the back of my mind.
The dull ache in my heart is slowly waning,
replaced by the joy in my memories of you.
Tears cleanse the open wound.
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Written for the 100-Word Song challenge at My Blog Can Beat Up Your Blog. The song choice is Woke up This Morning by Alabama 3. I was missing my mom a lot this morning so I apologize for the heaviness in this one.
polysyllabic profundities 
Heavy, but beautiful xxx
Thanks Dianne….it was very cathartic.
I’m sorry for your grief, but it did inspire a beautiful, heartfelt piece of writing.
Thanks Janna.
The strength in this piece is how you layed/laid out the emotions and matched them with the word choices.
I love the final 4 lines.
Thank you. The emotion needed to be released. There were many tears after I wrote it, but it was very cleansing.