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Dear Son,

So proudly, I looked at you that day, a tall and handsome young man;

beside you the girl of your dreams, everything went according to plan.

Then in my mind’s eye I could glimpse further, giving way to my imagination;

I held your cute baby in my arms, and felt that closeness, oh, what an elation.

My dream was abruptly interrupted, when a gentle hand on my shoulder 

grabbed me back to that gloomy truth, I shivered, suddenly I felt colder.

It just felt like a dream come true, so I am not writing because we're apart;

I thought I’d share that moment with you, forever you’ll live on inside my heart.

You would’ve been thirty-three today, but too soon, your new life had begun;

I am still imprisoned while you are free; rest in peace my sweet beloved son.

                                                                                        Your loving Mom