Lee Degnan - @}~'\_. Sing it to me, Patsy._/`~{@

The piano opens
her favorite song...
the soothing, melodic notes
of a different era

yes, this is
the song of her
sorrow, her regret...

Patsy belting out
just how's she's feeling
and she's sitting there, crying
what in the world did she do?
he's not there
and her heart,
is breaking in two.

I sing the words
she knew so well
when she felt so sad,
those days she thought
she was alone, unwatched...

... and turn
to see my own daughter
watching the tears I cried,
listening to my mother's song,
regretting I didn't
appreciate her song sooner...
and missing her so much more.

Lee Degnan

http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/sing-it-to-me-patsy/