I never saw you before

I never saw you before Your laugh, your smile, your tears, your frowns, I never saw them before I didn't know you inside I felt the sting of your pain but I could not refrain from taking it personally. We all have roles to play but I did not know that then in my child's mind and I could not understand why you could not do it all for me but now I see because I am free and I love you all the same. When I saw you dancing in the rain and you laughed and smiled and felt no pain it lifted my pain of you leaving me too soon, long before you passed away and I felt relieved, and I rejoiced every time I saw the rain.