My life is filled with a void-
One in which can't be replaced-
The day I lost my mother, my friend-
It was like a slap in the face-

Taken away so quickly-
Just a blink and she was gone-
No one could have known-
That it would happen the day of my prom-

She was coming home to see me-
All pretty and dressed in red-
If only she would have stayed another minute-
Maybe she wouldn't be dead-

But the negligence of a company-
And the stupidity of another-
Unhooked the trailer from the truck-
And then it killed my mother-

That day is such a blur-
Denial filled the air-
I cried so many rivers of tears-
It just isn’t fair-

She was so full of life-
So why did she have to go-
I just don’t understand-
She never hurt a soul-

I guess I'll never understand-
What really happened that day-
The day I lost my mother my friend-
And the pain that won't go away.