Megan CurtinWhen you’re 28 life should be new
Not broken down and all askew
Chris should be asking my dad for my hand
But today however, that is not the plan
At breakfast this morning conversation is off
My dad sits down with Chris to talk
My dad asks Chris to be a pal bearer
How did my life get flipped
upside down into terror
When you’re 28 life should be new
Not broken down and all askew
Mom should be with me picking out a wedding dress
Telling me what she thinks looks best
But here I am left alone
Instead to pick out a casket and a headstone
We should be shopping for what she wears on my wedding day
Instead I’m in her closet and she’s not here to have a say
How do I pick out an outfit for her visitation
The last time she’s seen for any occasion
When you’re 28 life should be new
Not broken down and all askew
Mom should be here seeing the birth of my first born
but here I am in tears left alone to mourn
She will never see me buy my first home
or watch me brush my daughters hair with a comb
I can’t help but think all the things she will miss
if only I had more time to give her one more kiss
When you’re 28 life should be new
Not broken down and all askew
Megan Curtin
