Together Strong
I said to my mother, " together we are strong,"
mom bravely battled with illness for twenty years;
but the end came and her life I could not prolong,
I made the decision to pull the plug with tears.
Mom bravely battled with illness for twenty years,
never will I regret spending many years with her;
I made the decision to pull the plug with tears,
packed my stuff and moved in- and together we were.
Never will I regret spending many years with her,
we were always friends but became even closer;
packed my stuff and moved in- and together we were,
mom loved shopping 'till she fainted at the grocer.
We were always friends but became even closer,
first, a walker, then a wheelchair- then bedridden;
mom loved shopping 'till she fainted at the grocer,
I became her caregiver- with deep sadness hidden.
First, a walker, then a wheelchair- then bedridden,
but the end came and her life I could not prolong;
I became her caregiver- with deep sadness hidden,
I said to my mother, "together we are strong."
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March 12, 2018
Poetry/Pantoum/Together Strong
Copyright Protected, ID 18-1003-293-01
All Rights Reserved. Written Under Pseudonym.
Written for the contest, Together We Are Strong
sponsor, Silent One
First Place
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