Celebrate: This is not a loss.

'How do you feel?' 

'Be not strong, let go', say people

But the legacy left me is courage

To try, to smile, even when afraid.

To accept gracefully

Fate's decree. 

To not lament one's lack. 

To focus on blessings had. 

To strive to be better. 

To not let limitations deter.

Some who know me, know

How I have had to 'go with the flow':

To struggle to even walk,

To hold a pencil or to even talk. 

Through dark times and the times of happiness

Mom was a powerhouse relentless. 

Do I miss her? I know not.

I can still hear her at me scoff. :)

Maybe when memory fades

When of her voice, her face, there is just a faint trace.

Then I will mourn the distance. 

For now she is painfree. 

Charting her new path and as usual making merry. 

For now I am glad she won her toss. 

On her terms came death: Celebrate. This is not a loss.

- Written through 23-28 April 2022.

- Self-explanatory.