Changing Roles

My heart hurts as I change roles
From one to the other
Still the daughter
Forced into the role of a mother

Once living an active life as
A loving wife and mother
It’s difficult for my mother
To now depend on another

My mother is hanging on to life
Wanting to control her destiny
The truth is she is now forced
To depend on others and me

Struggling to take care of the one
That once cared for me
God please help me to be
The best daughter I can be

Her mind sometimes wonders
Her body is frail
Fighting back with medication 
Seems to no avail

Please give me patience and strength
As the end draws near
Let me be strong and ready
For hardships as they appear

God let my mother enjoy her last days
 Filled with laughter and love.
Until it's her time to walk
the golden streets in heaven above