She Knew

Through it all, the pain 

and the silence, she knew...

she kept the faith that 

I was coming to find her

somehow, someway;

telling the special I was coming

because she knew.

And as the days grew long

she waited for me

despite all evidence to the contrary

she knew I was coming.

And one day out of the blue she

finally heard from me,

could it be? Finally? Yes mother,

I have come home to you,

but you knew didn't you?

You kept the faith and hoped

beyond hope, and together,

we have been rewarded with

a beautiful gift we share 

that heals those things they 

tried to break in us,

that gives back those things

they tried to take from us.

I met you on this road,

I caught up to you finally,

and our joy will only increase.