Mom Free Verse Poems

I continue staring at the wall.
If spiders started spilling out of that crack.
I don’t think I’d move.
My mom thinks I’m weird.
I hadn’t spoken for hours...

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It wasn’t the life she wanted.
This life drained the light from her eyes,
Turning them to deep gray circles,
Her voice lost its tone,
She lost herself.
Mothering was...

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Mother’s Day-Three Years Later

I may speak to you
as a still portrait on the wall
no wailing
ghosts don’t present
only those of memories
especially
clasping the cross
between my fingers
as it...

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10
10 days, which is more than a week.

9
She cuddles and it’s ok, it’s ok.

8
She ate really good today. We gave her another can and we...

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baby elephants stay with their mothers their whole lives
they follow them for miles, 
hiding in the maternal shade 
of large, floppy ears,
perfect for listening to...

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I can't remember when the last time i was happy. 
I mean I don't even know the feeling or if there's any left in me.
what...

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you're the king in my jungle,
Peace in my world.
You're the sunshine blossoming my life,
The healthiest air I breathe.

You're my most important person.
The moon in the...

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The third of  May 
A long time ago 
How can I forget the day 
I had to sing hurray 
To my beautiful baby twins...

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No one’s exactly sure how this buffalo in the 1960s
Found its way to live in the heart of the city
How it separated from a sky...

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The folly of a young man
Lost opportunities, lost moments

I have such a Beautiful Daughter, her name is Gail.
As her father, I was not there, miserably...

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SPECIAL AGENT ALAN KING FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION CHICAGO FIELD OFFICE I ALWAYS KNEW SOMETHING WAS OFF WITH ALAN I MEAN AFTER ALL HE WAS...

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She was back into my life after a long sejours 
how could I not welcome her at the table 
after so many suns and moons...

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We finally arrived after going 
through metal detectors passing 
through so many children mothers 
praying for their sons then there 
was us my curiosity of...

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It’s 5am here and 2am there
I’m up with the blue birds
Pulling the word worms from my mind
Wiggling out seeking the soil 
We all want to...

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What scene would I want to find comfort in
more than this one,
an ordinary morning in the farmhouse kitchen,
blue checked curtains swaying,
wooden shelves with plates and...

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