Promise Me This Neil Bartram

[MIRA]
My mom and I were always close,
I was an only child.
See, mom had lost three others
before it clicked with me.

She called me her miracle,
“Mira” for short.
And the love in her
was bigger than the sea.

And she’d say “Promise me this, Mira:
Enjoy your time on earth,
always appreciate the wonder of your birth.
Promise me this Mira, don’t waste a single day.
Before you know it dear, it all can fade away.”

We lived a meager life,
but me I didn’t really care.
When you’re used to having nothing,
you don’t miss the things you lack.

And Dad was a drinker, could not hold a job.
And one day, he left, and never came back.

And mom said “Promise me this, Mira:
Never make a fuss. Your father’s journey, is somewhere without us.
Promise me this, Mira. Don’t ever miss his touch.
It only means I get to love you twice as much.