Mom Truth Poems

The mirror reflects a lifetime etched upon my skin; a canvas of stories whispered through maturity. I stand before it, middle-aged and exposed, my nakedness...

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2/23/24

It's not in all the books we read
Souls put to sea
Continual butchery
They carry on crookedly
Trying to coat the truth with something sugary
Some know and don't...

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This was last Christmas - 39 days ago - doesn’t that seem like ancient history? 

We were in Lisa’s (parent’s) 50th floor flat, in Manhattan....

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I see , seeing a mum
With big hands trying 
To beat , beating the drum
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With one hand and  her 
Spectators are so boring
Because of  the...

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Vincit Omnia Veritas L
(Truth conquers all things)
Tom Wright
8/7/2000

From Mom,
I became educated at an early age,
that the axe of truth oft times cut deep.
That chips would...

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Mom

So many words to say, so many things unspoken
where were you when all I needed was your love
and devotion?
To protect me from all the evil...

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The Retuning Smiles

i see beneath pairs of almond-shaped, green leavess
On white fabric, flowers set with four heart-shaped petals,
The color of sun-kissed blueberries,
Decorating the smocked sundress...

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12/15/22

Among a society
Obsessed with notoriety
I get occasional anxiety
Can't always find privacy
Still a battle with sobriety

A drawn out process or soon to pass
Continual polluted gas
Another disillusioned...

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11/15/22

Regarding my heart, it'll take a lot to fix mine
Rarely do I sip wine
While you can you better live life
Before you're on a bed with...

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11/12/22

Abused and forgotten
What exactly do me and you have in common?
Too often
Stampeding my way through problems
It continued to grow or grew rotten
No regard or dangerous...

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11/7/22

Still there is bombing grounds
A whole lot of clowns
That talk down
I still help in saving lives some of which from a dog pound
Regardless if I...

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When I was very young, I learned how to tie my shoes in a tight double knot, but I couldn't untie them. I tried and...

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11/6/22

Still I struggle to find the words
As I fight the urge
I'll either go under a tidal surge
Or make it out in the end I might...

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Family
Is all I ever wanted, really
When I grew up, a mom I was gonna be
A good one, not like my mom was to me 
For...

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Words of a mother melting your spirit despite it being cold. Her loving you no matter what chasing that heart of gold. 
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