Empty Mother's Day

Cry empty heart; a lonely tear
that I have always shed.
Through wake of poetry I write
and pray this yearning's fed.

My desire above all
is a reachable impasse.
a hunger starved in childhood gone
and memories I passed.

I wonder if she calls my name,
the daughter - one of four.
The one who brought grandsons to life
and still her eyes ignore.

It's on this day that my heart aches
and one I labor of.
Although a woman I've become,
I crave my mother's love.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2009

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Loving Iii Avatar
March 31, 2009 at 10:44 AM
deep and deeper still writes the poetess.jhloving iii
Winter Avatar
March 9, 2009 at 6:51 AM
This is so heartbreaking to read. Our children are our most precious gifts, so this goes beyond my understanding. My heart goes out to you, in this well written but very sad write. Love, Shar
Austin Avatar
March 3, 2009 at 2:18 PM
I hope she reads this poem, Celeste...It choked me up. Love, daver
Suzadail Jr. Avatar
March 3, 2009 at 1:30 PM
Heartbreaking. Your mother's loss if she ignored her daughter. You write with your heart. Vince
Richards Avatar
March 3, 2009 at 12:40 PM
This is such a heart breaking poem...each one of us has a need that goes way back to our childhood...we never stop needing that assurance that we were loved...no matter how old we become. ~ Carrie
Johnson Avatar
March 3, 2009 at 7:34 AM
This makes my heart hurt. Tomorrow, the 4th is my son's birthday. He has been gone these ten years but still so missed. Thank you for your comment on my "sated" Joyce
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