Who knows heartache better than a Mother, as she sends you off to school. She knows its the beginning of you leaving her, trying to find your way into the world on your own.
Who knows heartache better than a Mother, as she holds her sick child. As her child cries tears, she kisses away their fears.
Who knows heartache better than a Mother, as she watches you lose someone you love. Pulling you close in an embrace, there need not be any words -you both cry together.
Oh this wise woman, knows the meaning of heartache, what it means to lose, but oh- what it means to love. Her heart ached many nights, for you.
Who knows heartache better than a Mother. She still waits up for you, worrying about you, even though you are grown and have children of your own now.
Who knows heartache better than a Mother, and who knows her love better than another. For it is her daughter, that always has a friend in her Mother. She now knows the same heartache, as her heart breaks for her own child- her only Son.
Snapshots of a Life 