Sad Hearts: a Poem of Truth

She came to visit quite often A girl much younger than me, I was there when she was born And gave a party when she turned three. She was always at my house As a teen I watched her weep When she sat at the kitchen table And stated"This baby I can't keep" At the age of twenty When she married the wrong man, I tried to be her best friend And said "I understand." Then at the Christmas party When she was twenty nine I was there when she passed out From drinking too much wine. I noticed most days after that Her eyes were full of tears I held her head when she got sick From drinking too much beer. Just tonight she called me She had important words to say "Guess what" were the words she used. I've been going to AA. Her heart was truly breaking But she said the time has come, I want you to be proud of me Because "I Love You Mom" Lynn Barany