<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div dir="auto" style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div class="ydpdc7ba46cMsoNormal">For my Mother</div><div class="ydpdc7ba46cMsoNormal"><br class=""></div><div class="ydpdc7ba46cMsoNormal" dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"> </div><p class="ydpdc7ba46cMsoNormal">“we die for each other” she said</p><p class="ydpdc7ba46cMsoNormal">yes, I answered, it’s so true</p><p class="ydpdc7ba46cMsoNormal">over and over and over</p><div class="ydpdc7ba46cMsoNormal">my thoughts on this <br class=""></div><div class="ydpdc7ba46cMsoNormal"><br class=""></div><div class="ydpdc7ba46cMsoNormal">swirled to a silent music</div><p class="ydpdc7ba46cMsoNormal">from some real place inside</p><p class="ydpdc7ba46cMsoNormal">a comfort place</p><div class="ydpdc7ba46cMsoNormal">where reminders live</div><div class="ydpdc7ba46cMsoNormal"><br class=""></div><div class="ydpdc7ba46cMsoNormal">that it really is all about love</div><p class="ydpdc7ba46cMsoNormal">and forgiveness</p><p class="ydpdc7ba46cMsoNormal">and lord knows she and I have had plenty</p><p class="ydpdc7ba46cMsoNormal">of ways to practice this</p><p class="ydpdc7ba46cMsoNormal">plenty of ways to fail at this</p><div class=""> <br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div class="ydpdc7ba46cMsoNormal">I have been too mixed up <br class=""></div><div class="ydpdc7ba46cMsoNormal"><br class=""></div><div class="ydpdc7ba46cMsoNormal">to hear that music much</div><p class="ydpdc7ba46cMsoNormal">My regret moves as heart pains</p><p class="ydpdc7ba46cMsoNormal">Her regret stirs as growing cancer</p><p class="ydpdc7ba46cMsoNormal">There is little to calm the grief</p><div class="ydpdc7ba46cMsoNormal">only surrender, only service</div><div class="ydpdc7ba46cMsoNormal"><br class=""></div><div class="ydpdc7ba46cMsoNormal">But the music is getting louder</div><p class="ydpdc7ba46cMsoNormal">And I do think we are both finally succeeding</p><p class="ydpdc7ba46cMsoNormal">At life</p><p class="ydpdc7ba46cMsoNormal">By dying for each other</p><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>- jul bystrova</div><div class="ydpdc7ba46cMsoNormal" dir="ltr" data-setdir="false" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><br class=""></div></div></body></html>