I wish you were here.
I miss rubbing your feet for you in the evenings. I miss the way you would fall asleep playing solitaire.
I miss when I was a little kid, watching you pin curl your hair.
I miss 'Rejoice in the Lord' and Bobby's Dairy Dip.
I miss washing your dishes and sharing recipes...
I miss the unconditional love you always had for me.
I miss when you would stick out your tongue and I would pinch your butt.
I miss they way you smelled and to be honest it hurts like hell.

I need you.
I need the direction to know what to do,
I need the comfort that can only come from you.
I need your harsh words when the time is here, and I need those hugs I hold so dear.
I need to see you bent over in that garden one more time...
picking radishes knowing I will only eat them because you grew them.
I need to feel your hand in mine.

Oh Nannie, I am a mother now. I do okay, but I don't know how.
The more time passes by the more I feel alone.
Things are a mess since you been gone.
We all have babies now, and that is good...
But everyone is in turmoil, things are misunderstood.
How did you do it...be the glue?
How can I EVER fill your shoes?
How did you make it all those years?
Did I contribute to any of those tears?

I hope you can see me now, and I hope you can see,
I have the best gift in the world, from God to me.
I am so thankful, please don't get me wrong,
But it's YOU I have needed all along.

Butterflies In My Belly Forever

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