Always Remember Poem by STEPHANIE THIBODEAU

There is no word for this ache in my chest,
no name for the storm that moves quietly
beneath my smile.

I miss you —
not in moments,
but in the spaces between them.
In the silence before I sleep.
In the places your laughter used to live.

My arms remember your weight.
My ears still chase your voices
like echoes through time.

They say love is forever —
but they don't tell you how much it hurts
when forever feels so far away.

Still, I carry you.
Every step I take,
you're there.

Nathan, my mommy baby angel…
Anthony, my curious, brilliant light…
Nicholas, my sunshine spark…
You are the beat of my heart,
the prayer I whisper to the stars.

And even if this world keeps us apart,
my love will never forget how to find you.

Wherever you are,
I'm holding you.
Always.

— Mommy