The Jester's Mother

The Jester's Mother

Mrs. Connelly sat silently, tears streaming down her face,
Her son Cameron lay on the bed, he’d soon be gone from this place,
He’d lived far longer than anyone thought,
There were many a battle that he had fought

As a child he’d suffered from many an ill,
Spent years in a hospital, yet here he was still
He never gave in to incredible odds, nor could he now
He was still fighting the fight the only way he knew how

She knew she had to help him let go and relax
Leave this world quietly, and be at peace at last
She took his hand and whispered softly in his ear,
Speaking words she was sure that only he could hear.

“Cameron, my son, my love for you knows no measure
Seeing you perform on stage gave me so much pleasure
But it’s time for ‘The Jester’ to let go, you have others to meet
You’re just moving on, you are not suffering defeat”

“I want you to know that we are all here..." but stopped as she spoke
For she’d swear she saw an angel appear, from a little puff of smoke
Cameron smiled a broad smile, his eyes lit, as if seeing an old friend
He seemed to listen to something that only he could comprehend

Then suddenly he seemed calm, as if a decision had been made,
Looked right his mother, remembering the games they’d played
He smiles a final smile, and whispered, “My young Bradley you’re it.”
The room seemed to become dim, as if the lights were unlit

Mrs. Connelly hugs her son one final time and rises to her feet
She’s shed many tears for him, but she’ll no longer weep
She knows Bradley, how he loves to imitate Cameron’s show
He’s just a child of ten, there’s so much he needs to know

Now she’s the mother to ‘The Jester’ all over again
For Bradley is alone in this world, he’s an orphan
She watches from a distance as he performs his act,
And wonders at their love, and knew in that, they’d never lack

Jim Dorrell
6/21/2010

If you're curious as to who The Jester is, may I recommend you read "The Jester" 

The rest of the poems that are about his life, love, and eventual death can be found in "The Jester Poems"