There was all that
Time listening
To radio or TV,
TV turned internet.
I wish I could
Dedicate those spent hours
Now to my mom,
So she could come back awhile.
She wouldn't have to know
She was dead,
Like we didn't know then
How much time was passing.
I would play
With her hair like I used to,
And tell her stories until
She began to doze off
Like she used to,
Waking only to say:
I didn't ever know you
Loved me.
(“Dedicated” by Kathy Fagan)