Mom Introspection Poems

Written: November 07, 2023
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Am I condoning a state of affluence?
In recent desultory decadence
Have...

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It’s God has been gracious in Hebrew
with letters I have never drawn
My mom loved the Gospels’ application of being the beloved disciple 
Jesus Favorite

My dad...

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"A whisper stirred my mind, my heart and my soul: 
And led my footsteps down a silent path: To a door
at the end of...

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I have enclosed you with gloom
inside the womb, babe's safe haven
attacking your fortress as your Mom 
writhed in agony drowning you 
against rejection fluid…

Then I...

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What if the incessant torture didn’t happen
so many dark times, but it’s unimaginable
for you to comprehend isn’t it?

No one knows, the tragedies that left me
so...

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I am an  angry man 
I considered butchering my mother 
So that the government could offer me 
Other accommodations away from her 
Just because...

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As weird as it is for me to say,
I see more of you every day.
I see you, Mom

It gets ever clearer
Each day I look in...

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"God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, 
courage to change the things I can, and wisdom to know the...

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The table is old and worn
nicks and scratches 
its red plastic tablecloth left over from a forgotten Christmas
its holiday pattern worn and forlorn
many a Thanksgiving...

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When a child-  I loved to play, jump and run,
with my big sister who was my best friend;
but, one snowy day she died on...

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When I look in the mirror I see
Imperfection but I also see beauty
God's handywork in progress
He chose every part of me it's my choice to...

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Paulette her favorite doll
beams with radiance after creative restoration...
Such was gift from the father she longed to embrace
and the only possession she clung to from...

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There was a time when finding beauty 
was as easy as a wisp of hair in a wayward wind 
I was young full of stars...

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Sandra
Who is a poet, artist, retired business owner
Who is warm, giving, sensitive, creative, positive
Who is a loving wife of 65 years to a wonderful husband
Who...

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That day when mom told us that dad adopted me
And you couldn’t wait to tell   everybody 
So excited to be only half related...

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