A mother tears.

Happy Mother day. Woman bare the glory and honor of protecting their children. Look into a eyes of a woman. You can learn a million stories of what life is.

 

       

   

         A  mother tears

She was a beauty.

My mother was 5 foot 8 inches in height.

She was a  slim young lady with dreams and hope.

She didn't listen to her parent.

She marry a man with rage and hate as his strength.

No-one would hear her cries or scream for help.

No-one would see the bruises and mental abuse given.

My step-father rarely hit her where the bruises could be seen.

He has a smile and good nature till he drank and hated everyone.

Step-father blamed the world for his screw-up life.

He told me he never had a fair chance.

His anger could not be controlled.

Wars and life left him pissed off and hateful.

I remember trying to help my mother.

I was 4 or 5 years old and try to separate and protect her.

He tossed me across the room.

She would try to fight back.

I could hear her cries as he hit her.

He was too powerful.

I was afraid even as a child he would kill her.

One evening a 23 year woman with two kids boarded

a Greyhound bus and they went to New Mexico.

She hid there doing waitress work for cash money.

We didn't come back to Michigan for years.

Step-father marry again and abused  more woman.

I learn never to hit a woman the hard way.

Back then woman didn't have safe houses.

Today I pray we don't allow fear and abuse to be hidden.

Woman and children need safe houses and protection.

    Coyote

     December 

Author's Note

Happy Mother day to my wonderful mother. She kept herself strong and positive throughout the years. We need to be thankful for someone who would risk their life so their kids could have a fair chance.

Reviews

[Valentine]

A very deep and painful write. There are so many people with a story like yours that hold it within and do not have the courage to talk about it and get help for the buried feelings they have stored. Yes, they have shelters now, where I worked in one were 18 t-shirts with a picture of the wife who did not live through their spouses abuse. Valentine

[Coyote Poetry]

Too much violence dear poet. I will never understand how a man could hurt a woman? We are raised by our mother, Grandmother and can have sisters.

[Jasmine]

heartbreaking - this is a world-wide problem... I'm so sorry for you and your mother.
A truly gripping poem.

[Tina Kline]

A very moving and sad story but a wonderful and positive one. Your mother was strong and she survived.

[anne p. murray- LadeeAn..]

I am so very impressed with what you've written here. Your mother was a saint who loved her children so very much. What a nightmare of a situation you and your siblings had to grow up in and you as a small child, trying to intervene to protect your mother.
I'm sorry you had that difficult life. But in spite of it all, though I don't know you but for your writings, you are a very, deep, sentimental caring man

[Ruth]

Sweetheart, you are one of the most lovely hearted people on WC! I read your work and think there is no end to your honesty and gentlemaness :) Perfect piece xx

[compositionc]

That was amazing. Your mother is an incredible woman.

[Zeitgeist Manifesto]

This is an amazing story of your life. We can all appreciate your points of view from both childhood and adulthood. I rate this 100. (+1)

[Neva Flores Smith - Cha..]

Sounds like you have a wonderful mother and you were quite the brave and loving son. XX

[M.Babu]

I can relate to this.

But i won't air my laundry on the cafe so WELL DONE on this insightful piece my friend. What a way to commemorate your mother's importance on this special day! She is a very strong woman and i'm glad you shared this with me.

~M.Babu~

[brenda]

this is really tear dripping yeah mothers need rights too and especially since childrren could have those bad images it is really hard i agree with you in everything!!!!

[Art]

Though there is a sadness to your poem there is also joy...the joy of one woman's freedom from an abuser and the escape to live a better life...nice work my friend...