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Momma Please Forgive Me

I cry when I think about my mom I was bad at being a son I thought she had so many that she loved more than me. The son that always seamed too busy to even visit her

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Regina Mcintosh

Date: 2/19/2024 9:05:00 AM

so sad, so stirring, so sad... much like the burning of a heart who feels the music beyond breathless, simply amazing. Love this sir. God bless you always, love, Gina

Jerry Brotherton
Date: 2/19/2024 7:56:00 PM

Thank you Regina.

Gershon Wolf

Date: 2/17/2024 7:51:00 PM

Hindsight is twenty/twenty, they say. Sounds like you may be a little too tough on yourself, my friend.

Jerry Brotherton
Date: 2/18/2024 5:29:00 PM

I'm sure you are correct. But sometimes I see or hear something that reminds me of her, and I tend to get a little melancholy.

Paula Goldsmith

Date: 2/17/2024 12:16:00 PM

A powerful/wonderful yet sad write. Moms forgive because that is what they do. I would give your write to her. Have a great day writing away........................

Jerry Brotherton
Date: 2/18/2024 5:27:00 PM

Thanks for the nice words, my friend.

Silent One

Date: 2/17/2024 10:21:00 AM

A lot of people always realise too late, I say the same thing to my brothers.. I am sure you mum will forgive you though..

Jerry Brotherton
Date: 2/18/2024 5:26:00 PM

Thanks for your wise advice, Silent one. I hope your brothers appreciate your wisdom.

Hilda Greenhough

Date: 2/16/2024 8:12:00 PM

A direct and thoughtful poem that brings memories of child rearing days. Thank you for a candid write.

Jerry Brotherton
Date: 2/17/2024 5:47:00 AM

Thank you, my friend. Perhaps old age is what makes me appreciate my childhood more.

The Situation

Date: 2/16/2024 7:07:00 PM

At a time when visits are important to me, This finds my thoughts.But I take it a a command from God.

Jerry Brotherton
Date: 2/17/2024 5:45:00 AM

Many times, life does have a tendency to get in the way. It is even worse when youth can make one think they have all the time in the world left to them.

Mystic Rose Rose

Date: 2/16/2024 6:00:00 PM

that is so sad, moms always love their sons no matter what, its a mothers heart it never ends...

Jerry Brotherton
Date: 2/17/2024 5:33:00 AM

Sometimes we learn those lessons too late. Perhaps the jealousy of being #14 out of 15 children plays a role.

Sara Etgen-Baker

Date: 2/16/2024 2:32:00 PM

I, too, cry when I think of my mom. I was her only daughter but wasn't always there for her during her waning years...lived 1,000 miles away and busy. That shouldn't have been an excuse...regrets are hard.

Jerry Brotherton
Date: 2/16/2024 5:59:00 PM

So true, Sara. I always swore I was going to record my dad and mom's stories but procrastinated until it was too late.