Anchor in a Storm - A Lament

[Verse 1] She held us close, her trembling hands, A mother’s love drawn in shifting sands. We were her anchor, her fragile guide, Through restless seas where the darkness hides. She gave her mind, she gave her care, But her heart was trapped in a distant snare. A child I was, yet her burden bore, Her tears, her fears, I couldn’t ignore. [Chorus] And I cried in the silence, where no one could see, A child alone in a hollowed plea. I reached for a warmth that was never there, A heart too broken, too worn to care. Oh, how I longed for her light to shine, But her shadow eclipsed the love that was mine. [Verse 2] She spoke of love, but the touch was cold, Her pain too loud, her spirit too old. I gave her comfort, though none was mine, The weight of her sorrow, my bitter vine. Through childhood nights, my tears would fall, Four walls my witness, they’d hear it all. She saw the world, but not my pain, Her wounded soul, my heart’s disdain. [Chorus] And I cried in the silence, where no one could see, A child alone in a hollowed plea. I reached for a warmth that was never there, A heart too broken, too worn to care. Oh, how I longed for her light to shine, But her shadow eclipsed the love that was mine. [Bridge] Now the years have passed, and I still bleed, From scars she couldn't tend, from unmet need. She knows the words, but not the song, Her heart still distant, her warmth still gone. I mend myself in a fractured way, But the wounds she left, they never decay. A mother’s love, the anchor I gave, Yet her storms were mine to brave. [Chorus] And I cried in the silence, where no one could see, A child alone in a hollowed plea. I reached for a warmth that was never there, A heart too broken, too worn to care. Oh, how I longed for her light to shine, But her shadow eclipsed the love that was mine. [Outro] I was her anchor, her guiding shore, But the tides of her sorrow drowned me more. And though I’ve grown, I still remain, A child searching for love in the rain.