I remember
Back to last November -
The beginning of when
I started to let you in.
Perhaps September and October
Can agree with me
When I say that maybe
Things happened before then.
So hey, Mother
When you look in your children's eyes
What do you see there?
We're all so lost and so alone
Even though we all have
Someone to call our own.
When our lives seem to be
Too difficult to keep living
You look right past all the masks
The facades we so poorly constructed.
So hey, Mother
What was life like for you
When you were younger?
Did you have all of these troubles?
Your two sons keep you together
But what role do I play
To keep you and Daddy sane?
Your eldest son drinks and lies
With every moment you think of him
I'm sure you're disappointed
But you have the courage to still love him.
Your other son turned his life around
And I'm sure you're nothing but proud
Do you wonder what he'll be like
When he's older, will he still come around?
Your darling daughter isn't as innocent
As you and Daddy like to think she is
I wish I could learn from my brothers' mistakes
But I want to experience them on my own.
So hey, Mother
Can you promise us
That you'll be there when we're older
And how will our lives play out?
Who will be the first to give you
A grandchild, and will we
Ever be a normal family?
And hey, Mother
I know that Daddy's gone away
Just wanted to take this chance to say
That I know it's my fault
And I'm sorry
I wish I wasn't so conceited
And I wish he was here
Because I know you'd be happier
I guess that because of me,
You'll have to wait another year.
So hey, Mother
Thank you for teaching us
How to love one another
Our lives would be a disaster
If you weren't around.
I can't tell you how grateful I am
And I can't wait to see
What the outcome of our lives will be.
Author notes
Brother Matt's back at the house so it's making me happier. We're exactly alike so it's neat.
Written August 22nd, 2005
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very insightful, and spoken from the heart. good job!
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This is really neat, I loved it! And nice to read some of your poetry, I enjoy it very much! Hope all is well. I think I've got writer's block.. or maybe that's just an excuse for why my poems haven't been any good recently. I don't know.. but I have so many good IDEAS, but I can't find the motivation or the words to write it all down. I'm going to try to write something tonight.. It better be good, lol. Alright, talk laters. Cool write!!
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CarolyN -
Wow.
This is a very powerful poem. Very powerful. You've done a wonderful job describing how you feel about yourself, your mother, your brothers, your family. A very wonderful job. I wish I could have written something as powerful as this. No, really. It does sound like you've let your mother in and that's a wonderful thing. We all have secrets we hide, nothing to be ashamed of. The flow was excellent and the rhyming scheme superb.
A very *super* job Jenny,
Melissa -
very thoughtful it sounds like u and ur moms have a great relationship. keep it up
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