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[sid] => 135254
[catid] => 1
[aid] => mick
[title] => Mother, Saviour
[time] => 2007-06-15 08:25:23
[hometext] => I've written it, now it exists. Probably the only part of real me in print
[bodytext] => Oh my dearest Mother, You're the best i know, All that i possess Gladly is all that i owe, You stood and watched When i made you so proud, And you dragged me past As i failed for the crowd, You gave me the mind Allowed me strength to draw, Knowing i love you When you threatened no more, I apologise my failings, Though they gave me sight, To appreciate my saviour, You are a guiding light, You could never sit by, Just watch my battle, Had a share in my scars, And shook up a rattle, You appeared Goliath Engulfing dear David, I regret i assumed I oft felt enslave'd, No greater force there is, To drive forth my living, More accepting than Jesus And twice as forgiving, As arrow true and straight, Did you loom oe'er my head, I thank you so much mum Whom without i'd be dead [comments] => 1 [counter] => 168 [topic] => 38 [informant] => 5MinutePoet [notes] => [ihome] => 0 [alanguage] => english [acomm] => 0 [haspoll] => 0 [pollID] => 0 [score] => 7 [ratings] => 2 [editpoem] => 1 [associated] => [topicname] => Tributes )
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