MOTHER

MOTHER,

You were like no other.

Doing the best you could.

I understood.

Times were hard.

You were scared.

The voices overcame you, telling you what to do.

Mentaly you were not there.

I

Could not bare to see you in that state.

At grandmas we would wait.

Only not to see you again for days.



~



Before you left this last time;

"SORRY! My Dear", Is what you said to me.

The fallowing week you left for good.

I said it to you then

And I will say it now.

" It is ok,

For you did your best.

Everthing in life is a test.

You took care of me for as long as you could.

I know,if you could have done more you would have.



~

So don't feel bad.

It was my pleasure

As a loving daughter to be there for you at the time you needed me the most.

Thank you for what you have given me ( life) and the wounderful times that we had shared.

Author's Notes/Comments: 

this is in memory of my mother. as you read my mother was mentaly ill and we my sister and i were between our aunt and our grandma. mostly grandma. i am greatful to my mother cuz she could have made alot of bad choices. and i am greatful to my grandma cuz she chose to help. my mom could have abandond us, killed us or put us in foster care. but she kept us andand did the right thing and got help.

note: sometimes in life bad things can befall us. we have to hold on and make the right choice. it is hard i know all to well. some do not have family help. lets pull it together and help one another. blood is thicker than water.
i love you mom.

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Corey Fox's picture

that is beautiful, the love is still there. Mental illness touches many of us and You have shed a little more light on it.

one love Corey & co

Karyn Indursky's picture

I'm sure your mom appreciates this piece if you wrote it for her or about her or maybe another woman who was like a mother to you. Even if you were just using a persona, this piece is compelling. It has so much love and beauty. Thanks for sharing.

Jevonna Payne's picture

...............EXELLENT...............

I LIKE IT. YOU ALWAYS USE YOUR REAL LIFE. I LIKE THAT. THANK YOU FOUR CRITIQUEING MY POEMS