It Seems Like Yesterday : Life

She said, it seems like yesterday

you were in a car seat,

as her daughter slipped behind the wheel.

Don’t worry, I’m a good driver, she replied,

mom, don’t make it such a big deal!

She said, it seems like yesterday

you had your first birthday,

at her teenager’s sweet sixteen.

I’m not a baby anymore, she squealed

and at this party I am the queen!

She said, it seems like yesterday

you hated boys,

as her daughter ran to the door.

I’ll be back by curfew, she shouted,

and I don’t hate guy’s anymore!

She said, it seems like yesterday

you started preschool,

as her husband helped his daughter move.

I’m so excited for college! the girl said,

she had so much she wanted to prove.

She said, it seems like yesterday

you wore your baptismal gown,

as on her dad’s arms I watched her smile.

She was so beautiful in her wedding dress

as she walked down the church aisle.

She said, it seems like yesterday

your mommy was born,

as she rocked her grandchild to sleep.

She was so happy for her daughter

that she silently began to weep.

She was tormented

when she awakened

to find her pillow damp with tears,

and find her dreams had tricked her

into experiencing all those years.

She calls out

her daughters name in anguish

ANDREA…she will say,

if only you were here with me now

it seems like yesterday….　

for my sister, Nancy I know you wish you could bring back yesterday. Love, Sherrie