Okay to go

It's okay to go

She whispered in her mother's ear

Mom had been holding on for so long

Not sure why

She was in pain

Great pain

And we all knew it

Laying next to her

Her daughter

The one who made all the trips

Ran down to the house for Mom and Dad

Pausing her life when they needed

She was tired, too

Not tired of her mother

Just tired of the chaos and running

Stop and start of her life

But mostly

Far and away

She was tired

So tired of seeing her mother lay there and slowly die

But not

Holding on for some reason

Maybe she wasn't sure if her child

Her children were ready themselves

So she lay there

Breathing

Sometimes not much more

And then her daughter lay next to her

And told her

It's okay

It's okay Mom

Go home

And she did

©johnfklee