One Thing I Should Have Said

All the things I meant to say

But regret I never did

Haunt me each and every day

And they always will

All the hours you spent with me

I see and know now why

All the love you gave to me

Tears for you I cry

All the tears you shed for me

I could and did not know

How much my life it meant to you

You helped me grow

How you hid the pain I caused

Trying to be strong

Mistakes I made you overlooked

Knowing I was wrong

Your constant smile through pain

Your eyes they did not tell

Of how my actions hurt you

On them you would not dwell

How you smiled when I did good

A sight I oft recall

Remembering the better times

Makes me feel so small

And how I miss that smile today

As I tread a better road

A journey I must travel now

Without your hand to hold

And so each day I say to you

With all my heart and soul

I miss you mum, I love you

Your love has made me whole.

© Fergus Martin

2012