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I sat there in the hospital

chatting to you, mum.

I’d overstayed my allotted time

and my bum was going numb!

But it felt so good to chat and see you,

and make up for the separation of the last few weeks.

And then in the middle of the conversation

you cast your mind back to when it all seemed bleak.

You sat there in the hospital bed

and looked me in the eye.

Then you rather calmly said

“I thought I was going to die”.

I’m glad I was sitting down

even though the chair was uncomfortably hard,

for your comment seemed to come from nowhere

and rather caught me off my guard.

There’s so much I wished I’d said right then,

so much I wish I’d shared.

I hope my outwardly calm response

didn’t leave you thinking I don’t care.

We’ve been through some painful times together

and come out the other side.

But we’ve also had much fun together

and laughed until we cried!

You’ve always been there when I needed you

and that was always clear.

Yes, life moves on and some things change

but I always hold you dear.

So what I really want to make sure you know

is quite how much you mean to me.

I want you to know that I always love you

and that my mum you’ll always be.