Mother
I Remember when you used to be happy
When I could still hold you in my arms
Whenever you'd get scared
you would come find me
To care the monsters away.
When the sun just
beyond your reach
When every new day was an adventure
I remember when there were nothing but smiles
on your face
When you'd get excited over Ice cream
I remember
When you cared to much
and worried so little
I don't remember when those smiles
Turned plastic
When your bubbly laughter
Was replaced with silent screams
I don’t remember
when you stopped coming to me
to drive the monsters away from your dreams
I don't remember
When your days turned into battles
and Sun turned to Ash
I don't remember
when you learned the cruelty
I tried so hard to shield
I watched you wither away
My beautiful child
replaced by a hollowed corpse
I cried every night,
As you did in your room
You thought you were alone
I felt as though I had failed
I found you that day
Blood flooded from your wrists
I cried and held you
like I had done so long ago
I whispered that I loved you
over and over again
Praying that would bring you back to me
I wept for years
Blamed myself
I felt like such a failure
Mothers aren't supposed to bury their children
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whoisthemonster
Very sad, very honest. Thanks for a great poem.
Powerful expression. Always let poetry fill your life. Keep expressing your heart.
ellacl77
I would love to use this poem for a speech program that I will be performing. Could I have your first and last name so I can cite the poem? Thank you very much! And wow... what a poem.