Another Day...(A Tribute)

I wanted to start of saying that yes, it has been a couple of weeks since the tragedy in Connecticut, but two weeks, two years, or twenty years doesn't matter to a mourning parent. While the rest of the world goes on with their lives, 26 lives, and the lives of the parents and family may as well be over. As a parent of a 4 and 5 year old I couldn't and wouldn't want to imagine the pain of my two most precious treaures being ripped from me in a moment. So this is to the twenty children that I never knew. Twenty children that I cried over like they were my own. Twenty children who taught a complete stranger to be grateful for all of the things that you do have, especially your children, because no matter how old you are, life is a blessing, a gift, not a gaurentee.

~Another Day~
Packed away with kisses and a letter saying 'I love you,'
Voices echo through the hall while well intended steps pound the stairs.
Another day, nothing new,
Another day, another empty letter.
I still love you.

Mama, you're my hero, you are the best of friends.
I read it in a picture that never leaves my hand.
I fall asleep lying on your bed,
Your favorite toys reminding me of what everyone else has said.

While the rest of the world forgets my greatest accomplishment,
Hollow eyes and sympathetic smiles wishing us a time well spent,
I recollect the kisses packed away and patter of tiny steps.
Another day, something's changed.
Another moment, I should have saved...you.
Another day, and another unread letter,
I love you.

Mama please, my favorite breakfast before I go to school.
Mama please, let me wear my new dress and favorite pair of shoes.
Daddy please, one more game, I bet I can beat you.
Daddy please, let me help just one more time...just one more time...

Red hair, green eyes,
Blonde hair, blue.
Another set of brown, staring back at you.

While the rest ofd the world forgets my greatest accomplishment.
Small fingers I'll never touch again.
A little something heaven sent.
Your teddy bear smells just...like...you...

And another day, I can't pretend or fake a smile.
'Cause it was another day, but everything has changed.
Another day, I should have kept...you
Another day, another unread letter...
Everything has changed.

*All my love to all of the beautiful children and the parents who brought their beauty into this world. Thank you.*