Adrift

I sail without my anchor
My helm or direction
Without decorations
And complete depletion

Mom, your smile guided me
Your words encouraged me
Your strength inspired me
And your gestures soothed me

The emptiness you left
Is impossible to fill
The light that you emanated
Extinguished and faded

I can’t make worthy rhymes
I can only say how I feel
For each distinct moment

From daughter I became a creator
But I will never measure up to you
I can only be a connector
So that life won’t turn upside down

Your absence still hurts and this pain will never fade

You live within me as you made me who I am

I am because of you but still I am adrift