Mother's Day
TEARS OF HURT FALL LIKE RAIN FROM AN ANGRY CLOUD
MY HEART BLEEDS FROM WOUNDS INFLICTED BY THE SWORD OF APATHY
MY LIFE, ONCE LIVED ONLY FOR THOSE I BROUGHT INTO THIS WORLD
IS NOW EMPTY, VOID OF ANY LAUGHTER, HUGS OR KISSES
THE JOY OF MOTHERHOOD NOW FADES
INTO THE LONELINESS THAT IS TO BE OLD AGE
NO MORE TO OFFER WORDS OF ENCOURAGEMENT
OR UNSOLICITED ADVICE
NO SMILES OR WARM CONVERSATIONS
WITH THOSE NOW GONE TO SEEK THEIR OWN
I GRIEVE AS THOUGH YOUR LIVES ARE OVER
AND YET THE PAIN IS KNOWING
THAT YOU ARE SO CLOSE
AND YET SO OUT OF REACH
I PRAY YOU NEVER KNOW THE PAIN OF MOTHERHOOD
THAT COMES ONLY WHEN YOU ARE NO LONGER NEEDED
I PRAY YOU CAN ESCAPE THE HAUNTING MEMORIES
OF SMALL ANGELIC FACES, TINY FEET AND LITTLE HANDS
THAT REACH FOR YOU WHEN FEAR HAS KNOCKED THEM OFF THEIR FEET
AS THEY LOOK FOR THAT EVER PRESENT, EVER SOLID LOVE A MOTHER HAS TO GIVE
I PRAY THAT WHEN YOUR BABIES HAVE BABIES,
YOU CAN EMBRACE THE FACT WITH OPEN ARMS AND OPEN HEARTS
AND NEVER LET YOUR FEAR OR WORRIES SHOW
AND WHEN YOUR ANGELS HAVE ALL GROWN UP AND LEAVE THE NEST
I PRAY YOU WILL SEND THEM ON THEIR JOURNEY WITH
A NEVER ENDING, NEVER FAILING , ALWAYS TRUE AND FAITHFUL, MOTHER’S LOVE
Copyright © Debbie Smyth | Year Posted 2009
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