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Memories MAG
And I remember she wouldn’t wake up.
Her lips were mushed together in a
Horrible shade of red
They buried my mother in a white dress
And red lips.
And she couldn’t see.
Where are your glasses, Mommy?
And still at sixteen I bring them to my face
And peer through the distorted murky lenses
To see what she saw
Maybe one day …
And I remember it hitting me
Like it does every day
When I hear them all talk and complain about their
“Horrible” mothers
What’s it like to have a mother
I’d give anything to know,
Or at least for them to know how lucky they are.
They know.
And I remember she wouldn’t sit up
And I dreamed of a stuffing machine because
Someone whispered by my ear she was
Cut in half and stuffed
And it made no sense
And still at sixteen I wonder
What happened to my mother?
And I remember her faintly
She doesn’t even smile in my dreams anymore
And I wonder if she’ll ever be proud of me
If she’d ever approve of me
And who I’ve become
The things I’ve seen
The things I’ve done
And I remember her singing
Though I can’t hear her voice
The only happy Christmas I hold on to
Every year
Maybe one day it’ll come back
I used to think
Maybe one day she’d come back
And still at sixteen I hope
Maybe one day she’ll come back …
And I remember she wouldn’t wake up
Not even to say good-bye.
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.THiss is reaaly awesome
.Somme kidds need too lisstenn too thiss stoory
this poem was amazing! Your poem makes the heart ache and appreciate mothers more. Love it! :)
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stickyfingers
First of all, I'm really sorry for your loss. It must have been tough to post this up. I could've never been able to do something like that. I haven't had a family member pass away that I knew, so I could never even imagine what you must be going through. Someone in my school died recently and even though I had never met her it made me realize that someone could be taken away from you forever in just a blink of an eye. I have been having a lot of arguments and rows with my parents recently. This poem made me realize that I should appreciate what I had and not let silly arguments about parties and boys be the cause of a bad relationship with my mother and father. I am really thankful to you for writing this beautiful, touching poem and helping me realize to appreciate what I have before it is too late.
Thank you.