I normally don't cross post... but today, I wrote a very nice poem that is a second part to one of my mom's poems. For those who don't know, my mom passed away about two years ago. Before she died, she loved to write poetry and one of her dreams was to publish a book of poetry. While she passed before she got that wish, my dad and I are in the process of self-publishing a book of her poetry. In it will not only be her poetry, but also some of ours and a few paragraphs explaining what the poems are about. Below is a poem my mom wrote on Mother's Day two years ago... Pt. 2 is what I wrote on Mother's Day this year. Mother's Day The strong wind blows outside the window, And home is so far away, You're gone, you left me in this place where demons roam, It's the price I have to pay. The dark blue sky weeps tears of fear, The trees stand guard and see, A woman writing all alone, Lost in her misery. Look closer still, and you will see, A little girl wrapped inside, Afraid to run, afraid to stay, So inside, petrified, she'll hide. Tomorrow is another day, Where mothers celebrate and give praise, But this Mommy sits alone and cries, And dreams of better days. The woman writing all alone, Dreams of her girls far away, Kept safe in her broken heart for now, On this very sad Mother's Day. Mother's Day (Pt. 2)
She sits alone up in her room, Talking to the walls all day, It's almost been 2 years now, Since her mother was taken away. Now it's Mother's Day again, All her friends are celebrating, All the fake smiles in the photos they post, She finds their masquerade frustrating. When they ask her how she's doing, She'll tell them that she's fine, None of them see her hidden tears, For she isn't worth their time. She enters the closet quietly, She's alone, without a doubt, She gives the urn a gentle kiss, And then lets her tears pour out. "Gone, but not forgotten", Is what everyone loves to say, But please give her daughter some consolation, On this very sad Mother's Day.
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