One Last Cry

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[Music]

one last cry

i knew him but we were like strangers

i like it so many ways

it was like looking at myself in the

mirror

reminded of my younger days

i knew him but i didn’t know him

even though he could have been my twin

so i talked to him and i spent time with

him

determined to become his friend

i sat with him and i listened to him

expressed the pain in his heart

trying to get to know him again was by

far the most painful part

he cried without shedding a tear

his pain was like my own

i knew him but i didn’t know him

the stranger to me was unknown

for days and weeks i let him talk

for months i just sat and listened

because this stranger to me was

important to me

he was a part of my life i had been

missing

i catered to him and i cared for him

i did everything for him i could

because this man child wasn’t a bad

child

he was just misunderstood

i cooked for him and i washed his

clothes

i even braided his hair

and whenever he needed words of

encouragement

i was always there being with him

created feelings in me

it brought me so much pain i had needed

to see him

but not in here i never wanted for him

to sing

but i took advantage of the situation

because i knew it might be my last so i

answered his questions

and i gave him advice trying to heal the

wounds from his past

like a flower our relationship started

to bloom

it was a beautiful sight to see

sure it still hurt having him here but

he was spending his time with me

of course we know nothing lasts forever

all things must come to an end

and just like he came they took him away

but not before he became my friend

even now that he’s no longer here the

words he spoke still linger

he had shared with me what his life was

like

blaming me without pointing a finger

he entrusted me with his darkest secrets

confided in me things he had done you

see this stranger to me

wasn’t really a stranger he was my

oldest son

he wrote me a letter before he left

telling me he enjoyed having me around

the letter was so deep that halfway

through it i was forced to put it down

i had never heard my son speak like that

that side of him i had never known

it touched my heart and it sent chills

down my spine

to know that my son had grown he told me

that being in this situation made him

realize

that there will always come a time for

one to right his wrong

but in order for you to cease the moment

you have to be mentally strong

he said being with me made him feel so

complete

and at the same time all alone because a

part of him will still be here

even when he goes home he said to be

able to ease someone else’s pain

is a feeling that can’t be erased then

he forgave me

and told me he loved me leaving tears

rolling down my face

even though i was overcome with so much

pain

for him from him being here it was a

pain that i

welcomed that i embraced because the

time that i spent with my son here in

singh scene correctional facility

was some of the best days of my life it

was a redefining moment for me

it made me re-evaluate the value of

family

and when he left i came to realize

that’s how important family really are

thank you

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