{"id":3279,"date":"2025-05-01T15:11:19","date_gmt":"2025-05-01T15:11:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/walkingshadowpoetry.com\/blog\/?p=3279"},"modified":"2025-05-01T15:11:21","modified_gmt":"2025-05-01T15:11:21","slug":"shes-not-here-but-her-love-remains-emotional-spoken-word","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/walkingshadowpoetry.com\/blog\/shes-not-here-but-her-love-remains-emotional-spoken-word\/","title":{"rendered":"She\u2019s Not Here, But Her Love Remains &#8211; Emotional Spoken Word"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I wish I could call you today,<br>Tell you how much I miss your voice.<br>Mother\u2019s Day feels quiet now,<br>But loving you was never a choice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It came so natural just like breathing.<br>You were the first heart I ever knew.<br>And though you\u2019ve gone beyond my sight,<br>Everything still leads back to you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I see you in the morning sun,<br>In the soft wind passing by.<br>I hear you in the songs you loved,<br>And in every whispered sky.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You taught me how to love with grace,<br>How to stand and how to pray.<br>And even now, I feel your strength<br>Helping me through each day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Some days the missing hurts so much,<br>Like a room with all the lights off.<br>But then I remember your gentle laugh,<br>And somehow, that\u2019s enough.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You may not be beside me now,<br>But your love never left this place.<br>It lives in how I speak and give,<br>And in the tears I still face.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So on this day, I hold you close,<br>Not with hands, but with my heart.<br>Because even though we\u2019re far apart,<br>We were never meant to part.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Happy Mother\u2019s Day in heaven,<br>My first home, my gentle guide.<br>You are still with me, Mama,<br>Forever by my side.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And when my time on earth is done,<br>And skies above me softly bend,<br>I know your arms will hold me close,<br>And we will never part again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But until then, I\u2019ll live your love,<br>In every word and deed I do.<br>Because the best of who I am,<br>Will always carry you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So when the tears begin to fall,<br>And missing her feels way too much,<br>Remember love like hers runs deep,<br>It still lives on in every touch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You&#8217;re not alone in all this pain,<br>Take your time, let healing start.<br>Her love is not just in the past,<br>It\u2019s written on your heart.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/share\/p\/1ETHRbjF5W\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/share\/p\/1ETHRbjF5W<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/walkingshadowpoetry.com\/blog\/i-am-not-ready-to-love\/\">I AM NOT READY TO LOVE BY WALKING SHADOW POETRY.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Teach Me Lord by Precious Owoko Lyrical Video\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GRys9D3-bmw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I wish I could call you today,Tell you how much I miss your voice.Mother\u2019s Day feels quiet now,But loving you was never a choice. 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