something my mom sent me

My mom sent me a poem in the mail last week and what it says really means a lot to me right now. She found it in a newspaper and it was as if it was written just for us.

You can shed tears that he is gone
Or you can smile because he has lived.
You can close your eyes
and pray that he'll come back
Or you can open your eyes
and see all that he has left.
Your heart can be empty
because you can't see him,
Or you can be full of
the love you shared.
You can turn your back on tomorrow
and live yesterday,
or you can be happy for tomorrow
because of yesterday.
You can remember him
and only that he's gone,
or you can cherish his memory
and let it live on.
You can cry and close your mind,
be empty, and turn your back,
or you can do what he'd want.
Smile,
Open your eyes,
Love,
and go on.