I Am Still Your Child

Photography by Emily Bush

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I am still your child

I cry when I realize I can’t call you

can’t ask you for advice

or make you proud

 

I am still your child

but now I am the only one

who remembers the smiling faces

in those black and white photos

 

I am still your child

your spark of consciousness

in this physical world

 

I am still your child

but you left me with this emptiness

and it grows with each passing year

 

Because

I am still your child

 

 

 

 

Author's Note

Missing both my parents today just a little more than usual.

Reviews

[barleygirl]

I had to read this becuz the title beckons hauntingly. You've expressed these oft-felt sentiments creatively with the sorrowful refrain that's oh-so-true in more ways than the parent-child sense. This refrain is fitting, even when one or both parents haven't lived up to their intended potential.

[Lydia Shutter]

Thank you, Barley. Lydi**

[Linda Marie Van Tassell]

You are so blessed to have the memories. For those, who've never known a parent, that emptiness lingers still. It's the salt in every tear, the thrum of every heartbeat. I don't think any child ever feels whole without her parents.

[Lydia Shutter]

You have a kind heart, Linda. Thank you for the wonderful review. Lydi**

[Woody]

this is so damn touching, Lydi. I can only half relate as only my father has left us. but the void he left seems to grow with each passing year. you're right no matter how old we get, we'll always be their little children.
lovely write.

[Lydia Shutter]

Thanks so much, Woody! Lydi***

[θεά]

Ohh this is heart-wrenchingly beautiful!
The words are drenched in love, loss and longing.

Touches and tugs at the heart-strings of the reader. Hard.

[Lydia Shutter]

Thank you very much, Mallika. Lydi**

[zunie frost]

such a beautiful poem to show your love towards your parents !! i love this one

[Lydia Shutter]

Thank you Zunie. Lydi**

[zunie frost]

Welcome !!!

[Gee]

Beautiful,very touching,still have my mum,my dad buggered off whilst we (then) 5 were toddlers.He's long gone.........twice !!

[Lydia Shutter]

Thank you for reading, Gee. Sorry you went through that with your Dad. Lydi**

[Writer at last! Sky ~]

Reading your poems has always been a special & ideal for me. Loved the way you have tribute your feeling for your parents. I'm sure they must be missing you too....
Life never ends its just changes the body.

[Lydia Shutter]

What a lovely thought. Thank you for your kind review. Lydi**

[Writer at last! Sky ~]

Welcome friend :)

[Valeigh Starr]

I still have both my parents (and most of my grandparents), but as I read this I could hear my mom speaking to her dad or my grandmother speaking to her mom. It reminded me that the people I see as parents or grandparents are still somebody's child. This poem is beautiful and sad and full of love.

[Lydia Shutter]

Yes, we play many roles in life. Thank you for your kind review. Lydi***

[paddy d daly]

Hi lydia, such a touching piece of poetry, reminds
Of my dad who passed away twelve years ago,
Still dream about him from time to time, sometimes
we have rows but mostly its good, beautifully written. P

[Lydia Shutter]

Thank you so much, Paddy. My parents are gone a long time...dad 22 years and mom 6....but I still miss them terribly. Lydi**

[aruntp Thalassery]

a Unique poem with lot of thought fragments. really imaginative and well done..".I am still your child

but you left me with this emptiness

and it grows with each passing year"

Can you explain what these lines means. That is for clarity. ty.

[Lydia Shutter]

When those we love die, namely parents, there is an emptiness in our hearts. Hope that clears things up for you. thanks for the review. Lydi

[Desert Knave]

" ... you left me with this emptiness and it grows with each passing year " . Wow. That alone would be a great poem. This is very touching and well-worded and a reminder to anyone who reads, this poet in particular, to be glad for the time you have with your parents (Mine are celebrating their wedding anniversary tomorrow). Consider yourself e-hugged by an old man in the desert. Excellent write. ~Jim

[Lydia Shutter]

I can feel that hug, Jim. Thank you so much...happy anniversary to your parents. May they laugh and love through many more years. Lydi**