I wish you were here. <br />I miss rubbing your feet for you in the evenings. I miss the way you would fall asleep playing solitaire. <br />I miss when I was a little kid, watching you pin curl your hair. <br />I miss 'Rejoice in the Lord' and Bobby's Dairy Dip. <br />I miss washing your dishes and sharing recipes... <br />I miss the unconditional love you always had for me. <br />I miss when you would stick out your tongue and I would pinch your butt. <br />I miss they way you smelled and to be honest it hurts like hell. <br /> <br />I need you. <br />I need the direction to know what to do, <br />I need the comfort that can only come from you. <br />I need your harsh words when the time is here, and I need those hugs I hold so dear. <br />I need to see you bent over in that garden one more time... <br />picking radishes knowing I will only eat them because you grew them. <br />I need to feel your hand in mine. <br /> <br />Oh Nannie, I am a mother now. I do okay, but I don't know how. <br />The more time passes by the more I feel alone. <br />Things are a mess since you been gone. <br />We all have babies now, and that is good... <br />But everyone is in turmoil, things are misunderstood. <br />How did you do it...be the glue? <br />How can I EVER fill your shoes? <br />How did you make it all those years? <br />Did I contribute to any of those tears? <br /> <br />I hope you can see me now, and I hope you can see, <br />I have the best gift in the world, from God to me. <br />I am so thankful, please don't get me wrong, <br />But it's YOU I have needed all along.<br /><br />Butterflies In My Belly Forever<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/i-need-8/
