I Can Take One More

Please believe me when I say I still can take on this pain 

That's slowly eating me inside, killing me, making me numb 

I'm not ready to end this road of mine Lord I'm begging you I can't let go 

Please I know you can hear me don't take me away, it's too soon 

I still got children, their hearts will break They need their mother by their side they're too young to go through something like that 

I still have my husband, he doesn't know how to not depend on my love, he won't know how to not be alone 

Please Lord I know you can hear me, I can take one more 

I'm sitting here taking on this chemo

Taking in all these pills with hope that one day it'll end and I'll be cured 

Especially for my little girl, she's eight,  she won't remember me if I were to leave 

I've got seven children, we're very close they've seen me at my worst, they won't understand why it had to end like this 

The gaining and losing weight, how bad my self esteem got the best of me

When my hair was no longer long, my eyebrows no longer visible and getting sick all the time, they're so strong 

Please Lord I know you can hear me, I can take one more 

Can't you hear me? I still got my babies they won't remember me when I'm far gone 

They won't remember my hugs when I pull them close and hold them tight 

My kisses that showed all my love, to actually have someone to call mom

Give me a couple more years 

Let me see them grow old, I can't do this, my babies, they're my world 

Lord I know you can hear me, I can take one more 
As I'm laid to rest I think of my kids, my husband

How devastating this is for them, they prayed to not have to go through this 

To know I won't physically bet there through the good and the bad, it kills me 

But I promise to always guide you guys in your toughest times 

I'll be there when you need me the most even when you swear I'm not there 

Lord I know you did this mainly for them, thank you for ending my suffering and allowing me to protect them in many ways 

I know they feel like I'm not there

But I'll always be by their side until the day we'll reunite, I promise that 

-Mom
Copyright © | Year Posted 2017


Post Comments

Poetrysoup is an environment of encouragement and growth so only provide specific positive comments that indicate what you appreciate about the poem. Negative comments will result your account being banned.

Please Login to post a comment

Be the first to comment on this poem. Encourage this poet.

Get a Premium Membership
Get more exposure for your poetry and more features with a Premium Membership.
Book: Radiant Verses: A Journey Through Inspiring Poetry

Member Area

My Admin
Profile and Settings
Edit My Poems
Edit My Quotes
Edit My Short Stories
Edit 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 - 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
Poetry Art
Publishing
Random Word Generator
Spell Checker
What is Good Poetry?
Word Counter