Without Them

One thing I can’t live without,

like fish with water

and plants with rain.

Is my mother and father

whom i love so much

they taught me what i know today

they heal broken hearts with a single touch.

I never fear being alone

because they are always with me

when they move on they will stay in my heart and bones

i will still feel my dad’s working hands drying my tears

i will still my moms hugs that she perfected throughout the years.

I need them like i need air to breathe

because they made me who i am today

the impact they made on my life will never leave

I am strong, confident, respectful, with a stubbornness that won’t sway.

Today i will hug them longer

and be grateful that i have them

My need for them will only grow stronger

the day they pass my life will be mayhem

Until then my hugs will be harder,

time will be spent more thoughtfully

longer talks with my mother

more fishing with my father, laughing joyfully.