One Last Cry
[Music]
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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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