GONE

My dear, dear mother disappeared
one day,
and where she went
I cannot say.

Looking for happiness,
to not be alone,
she ran away-
so far from home.
"Things do change....
move on," she said.
Some days it feels as if
she's dead.

Happiness for one
brings pain to the rest.
This change of heart
puts love to the test.

Please come back
dear mom, I say.
I miss you,
oh don't drift away.