He Was Her Son
By Tigress Luv

He was her son
just 15-years-old
he knew it all
but honored her
humored her
took care of her

He was a good boy
promising
bright future
wanted to be a fireman


He was all she had
His daddy...
....the love of her life
died when he was just three


It was just the two of them
Mother and her precious son
How he loved his music
and his friends
and his dog, Holmes


One evening
he stood outside
laughing, enjoying his friends
talking about school
starting back up in a week
summer vacation over

The car went by
no one seemed to notice
'til the shots rang out
a random act of gang initiation


He fell
never knowing why
his last sight slipping
his mother rushing out
"not my boy"

Now flowers, and teddy bears
and candles and cards
mark the spot
where he laughed with friends
never to see
his freshman year


By Tigress Luv, The Broken Heart Guru

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