Because of me
My mother wore aqua blue
To my cousin’s wedding
“Charlene’s blue”
She called it
My favorite hue
Most everyone knew
And we smiled in the photos
Against a background red
My mother in aqua blue
And none of us had a clue
In 6 months time
My mother would be dead
Gone too soon
Everybody said
If only we knew
Because of me
My mother wore aqua blue
Because of my mother
I wear aqua blue