TIME

I thought that time was healing

All the hurt you left behind

That empty spaces could be filled

My arms, my heart, my mind

And though my body looks the same

As it did when you were here

The emptiness is growing

Even bigger with each year

I thought that time was healing

All the agonising pain

That as the tears were fading

Soon I wouldn't feel the same

And though I can be smiling

And you think that I'll survive

The pain is in my blood now

I have nowhere else to hide

I thought that time was healing

All the loss a mother feels

That now you live within my heart

I had you near me still

But I need so much to touch you

To see you smile again

And those memories I'm told are mine

Can never feel the same

I thought that time was healing

All the while the mask was worn

That underneath a new me

Was waiting to be born

But now I find I am the mask

It helps to keep me safe

And though my heart is breaking

You won't see it in my face

I thought that time was healing

All those tears my eyes have seen

That aching arms that miss you

Could be satisfied with dreams

But here I am, in pain again

And healing stands alone

And mother weeps, the world can see

For a son who can't come home
by Sue White