Login
|
Join PoetrySoup
Home
Submit Poems
Login
Sign Up
Member Home
My Poems
My Quotes
My Profile & Settings
My Inboxes
My Outboxes
Soup Mail
Contest Results/Status
Contests
Poems
Poets
Famous Poems
Famous Poets
Dictionary
Types of Poems
Quotes
Short Stories
Articles
Forum
Blogs
Poem of the Day
New Poems
Resources
Syllable Counter
Anthology
Grammar Check
Greeting Card Maker
Classifieds
Member Area
Member Home
My Profile and Settings
My Poems
My Quotes
My Short Stories
My Articles
My Comments Inboxes
My Comments Outboxes
Soup Mail
Poetry Contests
Contest Results/Status
Followers
Poems of Poets I Follow
Friend Builder
Soup Social
Poetry Forum
New/Upcoming Features
The Wall
Soup Facebook Page
Who is Online
Link to Us
Member Poems
Poems - Top 100 New
Poems - Top 100 All-Time
Poems - Best
Poems - by Topic
Poems - New (All)
Poems - New (PM)
Poems - New by Poet
Poems - Random
Poems - Read
Poems - Unread
Member Poets
Poets - Best New
Poets - New
Poets - Top 100 Most Poems
Poets - Top 100 Most Poems Recent
Poets - Top 100 Community
Poets - Top 100 Contest
Famous Poems
Famous Poems - African American
Famous Poems - Best
Famous Poems - Classical
Famous Poems - English
Famous Poems - Haiku
Famous Poems - Love
Famous Poems - Short
Famous Poems - Top 100
Famous Poets
Famous Poets - Living
Famous Poets - Most Popular
Famous Poets - Top 100
Famous Poets - Best
Famous Poets - Women
Famous Poets - African American
Famous Poets - Beat
Famous Poets - Cinquain
Famous Poets - Classical
Famous Poets - English
Famous Poets - Haiku
Famous Poets - Hindi
Famous Poets - Jewish
Famous Poets - Love
Famous Poets - Metaphysical
Famous Poets - Modern
Famous Poets - Punjabi
Famous Poets - Romantic
Famous Poets - Spanish
Famous Poets - Suicidal
Famous Poets - Urdu
Famous Poets - War
Poetry Resources
Anagrams
Bible
Book Store
Character Counter
Cliché Finder
Poetry Clichés
Common Words
Copyright Information
Grammar
Grammar Checker
Homonym
Homophones
How to Write a Poem
Lyrics
Love Poem Generator
New Poetic Forms
Plagiarism Checker
Poetics
Poetry Art
Publishing
Random Word Generator
Spell Checker
Store
What is Good Poetry?
Word Counter
Email Poem
Your IP Address: 18.220.171.251
Your Email Address:
Required
Email Address Not Valid.
To Email Address:
Email Address Not Valid.
Required
Subject
Required
Personal Note:
Poem Title:
Poem
The day I heard you had died I had no idea what to feel not happy, not sad, not numb emotionally hanging dangling precariously in mid-air. In the months before your death I had been sending you letters with words which I am sure would have hurt you to the core words trying to express how I felt, how I felt as a child, and as a woman, I was trying to reject you the same way I felt you had rejected me so, when after a long overnight shift, I received the news of your sudden death I did not feel a sense of loss I did not feel a sense of grief I did not feel angry Nor did I feel sad It was more like regret for the fact that I could never tell you face to face how it has been for me I remember the words you said to me more than once and always the same you told me you wanted me and that’s why I’m here you told me you wanted me but you left me in your mother’s care You did not see me grow up You never held me near, and dear You never knew me at all Though we spent moments together I never really felt any sort of closeness nor your arms around me for protection at times it was just blatant rejection of me the child - and what I had to offer I cannot remember feeling that love I cannot remember feeling that bond I longed for us to have to have, to share you and me, mother and child but you know what mum I never called you that when you were alive whenever I look in the mirror whenever I see my own picture I see the image of you. You had said you wanted me but you left me here you just didn’t care, and I remain in a sort of limbo emotionally kind of hanging dangling precariously in mid air as you are no longer here.
CAPTCHA Preview
Type the characters you see in the picture
Required