no lap left
to cuddle on
no breath left
to climb the stairs to say goodnight
no strength inside
to face the other mom's at school
no hope
to share with me anymore
no arms long enough
to reach around and hug me
no laughter loud enough
to drown out the shame inside
no life happy enough
to want to go on
please don't leave me like this
leave me stronger
from seeing your resolve
leave me happier
with myself from seeing you happy with yourself
leave me confident
from witnessing your success
leave me older
with children at my own knee
and your strength within my heart.
A contest entry
- Killing yourself slowly...... Prompt inspired. by daviscth.
400 points, ended January 23, 2008, 8 entries
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
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Comments
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I admire you for writing this. Emotional and reaching.
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no strength inside
to face the other mom's at school
I have felt this way for years but am finally doing something about it! Thanks so much for posting.
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