Mom

A poem about my mother's death when I was 10 years old

Mom-

Where are you going mom, 

sit with me, eat cereal mom

Why can't I come along mom, 

I wont spill my Froot Loops mom

I don't like to be alone mom, 

but you say I have to stay here on my own mom

Wait teach me how to braid mom, 

let's play another game mom

Hug me when I'm scared mom, 

we're running out of time- mom?

Now I'm so confused mom, 

they've just told me the news mom

They say you've passed away mom, 

you did it with a gun mom

Nothing is the same mom, 

my past feels like a movie mom

School is really scary mom, 

kids are saying bad things mom

They don't know what it's like mom, 

I've gained a lot of insight mom

The world's a scary place mom, 

you shoved it in my face mom

You said you'd never leave me mom, 

but you're the one that did it mom

Thinking of you is sad now mom, 

I've forgotten the sound of your voice now mom

Your memory is a scary beast mom, 

help me tame and cage it mom

If I keep myself numb mom, 

I can keep you in a locket mom

You're separate from the beast mom, 

When I'm high I can feel your hug mom

Nothing can stop me now mom, 

as long as I have my drugs now mom

I'm working everyday mom, 

and taking pills and smoking mom

They said I coped well mom, 

I never even told them mom

How scary you had become mom, 

imagining your body dead mom

I'm running out of cash mom, 

can't let this beast outrun me mom

I thought these drugs were friendly mom, 

but now the beast has doubled mom

I'm doing the best I can mom, 

I wish you could've stayed mom

I would share my bowl of cereal mom, 

then we'd hug and go about our day mom.

Your loving daughter,

Myranda