Love Even In Darkness

Whispers in the quiet, shadows of yesterday

Holding onto the love that won't fade away

Walking through memories, scars that still remain

A childhood painted with pain and blame

Words like arrows, sharp and cold

In my heart, stories untold

They say love is forgiveness, bleeding through the pain

Holding onto a flicker of light in the rain

A mother's love, complex and deep

Even in darkness, it has a way to seep

Still I love you, through the storm and the tears

Your voice in my dreams, whispering near

Even when shadows cast their doubt

Your love is what I cherish throughout

Car rides shadows, words thrown like stones

Trying to find roots, calling my bones

Criticized under the glow of the moon

Hoping someday, I’d be enough soon

They say love is forgiveness, bleeding through the pain

Holding onto a flicker of light in the rain

A mother's love, complex and deep

Even in darkness, it has a way to seep

Still I love you, through the storm and the tears

Your voice in my dreams, whispering near

Even when shadows cast their doubt

Your love is what I cherish throughout

Then the night fell silent, you slipped away

Left a void that night and every day

A dream came silent, you said goodbye

Leaving me with the tears I cry

Now I carry your memory, gentle and strong

Love beyond the hurt, a lifelong song

Missing you in every breath I take

Forever part of me, the love I make