Mom Watching Poems

His assignment was a simple one…to go home…observe his family
and then write an essay his teacher entitled, ‘What Love Means To Me’

He did just that…for...

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There’s a Monster Watching TV With Me!
by Lanier Thomas

I know there is a monster watching over my shoulder.
I wouldn’t think that if I were only...

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i am watching a mother sparrow
feed her offspring, we are blessed
by this innate ubiquitous nature 
it is by the mother's breast 
comes the promise
God still...

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sitting in some type of sand
listening to the angels whisper
the water is flowing like gentleness on calm
a rare smile creeps up on me while watching...

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I’m watching from a distance
As my mom loses her mind
My feet cemented to the ground,
I won’t get there in time. 
Her piercing screams and cries
Reverberate...

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My mom was quite an all flower expert.
oh yes, she knew all those long Latin names;
I sighed- so to English she did revert.
Grow we...

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He's watching over me.                     ...

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Dogs getting old, sleeps on the couch most of the day, She’s tired. 
Def too, can’t even hear herself bark,
still does though.
Shameless. 

Moms sad these...

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We Bought Her a “Schwinn” Her First Bike!
In the back of the garage, a dusty old Trike

Mom and Dad, my First ride ; YOU shall...

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I watched

I watched when I was younger, a woman lose her life

To a man, to a rock, to a knot, and never become a wife.

I...

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A dysfunctional family
Always yelling
Fights breaking out
But there can be no telling

The mother sits 
Acts as if nothing is going on
Watches blood spilt on the carpet
But...

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