My Mothers Call
It's a beautiful day
The sun is shining
The wind is blowing
The place is still
And my heart is chilled
I feel a little awkward
And overtly bothered
I know that it is a special day
But I could not remember which day
I got up and pray giving thanks for another day
I still don’t know what’s going on today
I was wondering if it was my birthday
No, I wasn’t born in May we are just half way
I kept hearing a familiar tune that my mother used to sing in school
It’s playing loud and a woman is screaming in ecstasy next door,
And the man lying beside her is calming her down and giving her more
I turned up my music to drown out the sound resonating in the background
I wander listlessly around the house with a heavy burden
Suddenly I heard it on the news that today is mother’s day
Oh, it is mother’s day so why don’t you go out and play?
No playground, no children around, and no chef in town
So go out and buy some flowers and climb the highest towers
Look beyond the sea and you will hear her calling thee
Here I am sitting with tears welled up in my eyes
Waiting
Waiting for my mother’s calls
Here I am sitting in this lonely place
Waiting
Waiting for someone to call
Year after year
Months after months,
Day after day
No one come my way
I can feel my mother’s spirit around me
I know that she is somewhere out at sea
But she doesn’t know where to find me
No telephone, no number, no address
I don’t were she is taking her rest
Here I am waiting
Hoping that someone would tell me
About my mother''s destiny
The signs and symbols didn’t work
They make me think more and more
And I am not sure
If they have something to say to me
Why don’t they approach me?
I asked the people in the Beijing embassy
To help me to locate my mother’s family
But they kept silent and left me in agony
I want to hear the truth from their mouth
About my mother’s where about
I have not seen her for the past fifteen years
I know that she has so much to share
I can still smell the aroma coming from her kitchen
And the children and their parents rolling in
The last time I saw my mother was in two thousand and four
She was strong healthy and running about
She was always singing and praying
For her children and Grandchildren
Friends and love ones
I wish if she was here,
I would tell her that I care
Today is mother’s day
May God bless all mothers everywhere
Wet mothers
Biological mothers
Foster mother s
God mothers
And Grandmother
I send my love to all of you
And hope that your dreams will come true.
Happy Mother’s day to you
Copyright © Christine Phillips | Year Posted 2019
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