In My Mother's Arms

In my mother’s arms,

She holds me tight,

Her tears falling to my scalp

Memories rushing through my mind,

Bad thoughts not yet forgiven,

No words to explain the fear,

I stand there motionless,

In my mother’s arms,

I cannot explain this feeling.

 

Anger is creeping about my body,

But love is beginning to overshadow,

So what’s making me feel this way?

Was it the fact that it was you who left us?

Or is the dishonesty I once knew?

 

I know they say forgiveness is key,

But it is hard to forgive,

When it was I who was left shattered.

 

I was left to weep among the stairs,

And it was you, who took off running,

Leaving your five children behind,

It was a mistake hard to forgive.

 

You left us with one, who could be trusted the least,

And because you left our lives were ruined,

The wounds in our hearts may have healed,

But they left scars that won’t let us forget.

 

Here I am, now in a family I can call my own,

But everything changes with one glimpse of a letter,

You expect us to forgive the blunders you once made,

But not even ten years can heal the broken heart.

 

All this I want to say to you,

But my mouth will not open,

So I stand there in silence,

In my mother’s arms,

Who I once knew to love,

But now cannot forgive.

 

Reviews

[Little Birdie]

Beautiful and very sad...sometimes we cannot forgive those who we want to for their mistakes, but nonetheless, love this poem.

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If this is relating to your real life i can say i can relate to these feelings though they're more to my mom's verbal abuse than her leaving, though, it may sound cruel, but sometimes i wish she would...either way, i can relate, and this is very good