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Array ( [sid] => 50256 [catid] => 1 [aid] => mick [title] => For my mother [time] => 2004-06-03 15:22:31 [hometext] => Letter to mother on her birthday (soon). I wrote this at the cemetary after finally finding my mother's 'niche' (I wasn't supposed to come to her funeral and found out she'd died two days too late when I hadn't even known she was in the hospital). [bodytext] => I was not what you wanted.
I wondered what it was for a long time
The 'it' that was wrong and unloveable
I pretended never seeing you was just fine

But I missed you, growing up alone
So I pretended you were home
I made up a family of my own
but they couldn't hug me or teach me

Then I had a child a daughter an angel
and you took her away for three years
When she returned she was a stranger
Anger and confusion, and tears

Now your grave is clean and swept
and the flowers are pretty and fresh
but where was your heart kept?

I'll never see my grandson, neither will you
my daughter has her own life
Will my grave be kept clean someday too?
love hurts, and the heart sounds like crystal
when it breaks.

I love you mom. Happy Birthday anyway.
6/20/21-8/1999


[comments] => 6 [counter] => 179 [topic] => 32 [informant] => Nightseer63 [notes] => [ihome] => 0 [alanguage] => english [acomm] => 0 [haspoll] => 0 [pollID] => 0 [score] => 15 [ratings] => 3 [editpoem] => 1 [associated] => [topicname] => SadPoetry )
For my mother

Contributed by Nightseer63 on Thursday, 3rd June 2004 @ 03:22:31 PM in AEST
Topic: SadPoetry



I was not what you wanted.
I wondered what it was for a long time
The 'it' that was wrong and unloveable
I pretended never seeing you was just fine

But I missed you, growing up alone
So I pretended you were home
I made up a family of my own
but they couldn't hug me or teach me

Then I had a child a daughter an angel
and you took her away for three years
When she returned she was a stranger
Anger and confusion, and tears

Now your grave is clean and swept
and the flowers are pretty and fresh
but where was your heart kept?

I'll never see my grandson, neither will you
my daughter has her own life
Will my grave be kept clean someday too?
love hurts, and the heart sounds like crystal
when it breaks.

I love you mom. Happy Birthday anyway.
6/20/21-8/1999






Copyright © Nightseer63 ... [ 2004-06-03 15:22:31]
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Re: For my mother (User Rating: 1 )
by blackmarker on Thursday, 3rd June 2004 @ 03:45:21 PM AEST
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That is so sad.. I'm gonna cry. Great job. Very emotional


Re: For my mother (User Rating: 1 )
by pixie on Thursday, 3rd June 2004 @ 04:09:46 PM AEST
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This is heart breaking, I am so sorry, ((((HUGS)))))

Pixie xx


Re: For my mother (User Rating: 1 )
by LOWMAN613 on Thursday, 3rd June 2004 @ 08:53:39 PM AEST
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How horrible! I lost my mom too so I know this pain,Its not easy! Great tribute to her.Christina


Re: For my mother (User Rating: 1 )
by arden on Saturday, 12th June 2004 @ 05:52:51 PM AEST
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awww so very sad. my heart goes out to you.
lovely write.
Arden


Re: For my mother (User Rating: 1 )
by Overstated on Saturday, 12th June 2004 @ 06:05:35 PM AEST
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a sombre account -words cant even begin to examine how stunning this poem is.


Re: For my mother (User Rating: 1 )
by desire on Saturday, 12th June 2004 @ 08:45:05 PM AEST
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5 for a beautiful poem, a bit sad but well written ..i love it, ...keep them coming




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