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December 17, 2008
By AmbRawr BRONZE, Allentown, Pennsylvania
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AmbRawr BRONZE, Allentown, Pennsylvania
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We choose the love we think we deserve ~The Perks

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And I remember she wouldn’t wake up.
Her lips were mushed together in a
Horrible shade of red
They buried my mother in a white dress
And red lips.
And she couldn’t see.
Where are your glasses, Mommy?
And still at sixteen I bring them to my face
And peer through the distorted murky lenses
To see what she saw
Maybe one day …
And I remember it hitting me
Like it does every day
When I hear them all talk and complain about their
“Horrible” mothers
What’s it like to have a mother
I’d give anything to know,
Or at least for them to know how lucky they are.
They know.
And I remember she wouldn’t sit up
And I dreamed of a stuffing machine because
Someone whispered by my ear she was
Cut in half and stuffed
And it made no sense
And still at sixteen I wonder
What happened to my mother?
And I remember her faintly
She doesn’t even smile in my dreams anymore
And I wonder if she’ll ever be proud of me
If she’d ever approve of me
And who I’ve become
The things I’ve seen
The things I’ve done
And I remember her singing
Though I can’t hear her voice
The only happy Christmas I hold on to
Every year
Maybe one day it’ll come back
I used to think
Maybe one day she’d come back
And still at sixteen I hope
Maybe one day she’ll come back …
And I remember she wouldn’t wake up
Not even to say good-bye.

© Trent M., Centerville, IA

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AMCLRIDCA PLATINUM said...
on Feb. 22 2010 at 8:35 pm
AMCLRIDCA PLATINUM, CDA, Idaho
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WOW! This poem really moved me, you have a gift with words!( Im sorry about your mom.)
Rennie BRONZE said...
on Feb. 22 2010 at 5:54 pm
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Wow that is incredible. Very touching... and yes I cried.
xLpoet SILVER said...
on Feb. 22 2010 at 4:18 pm
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So beautiful, descriptive and paints imagery that is special and makes me want to cherish all that I love.
Jesusflowers SILVER said...
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I loved your poem i loved how you expressed your feelings this is whats poetry is all about allowing the reader to see what you see and feel what you feel this was simply amazing
Philip_Hart BRONZE said...
on Feb. 22 2010 at 12:44 pm
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Excellent job! Your work has a lot of good voice. Don't lose that! It does make those of people who complain about their mothers wonder what their life would be like if they were gone one day or just hardly in their memory. I enjoyed this very much. Keep up the good work!
!Sarah! BRONZE said...
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I always believed that the best pieces of writing, always come from people who actually experience, rather than just imagine an experience, I'm not sure whether this actually happened to you and I assume that it did, because it was very, very good.
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come and see sometimes goodbye is a second chance and Everything is so dark
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this poem is absolutly great. i almost cried..
Aro_To_The_Heart PLATINUM said...
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Oh, my god.... This poem is a masterpiece! It reached out to me and took hold on my very soul. The strength of the emotions flowing out is astounding and feels like crashing waves against my being. I got chills when I finished reading this. I'm GLAD this piece was published because you most certainly deserve the highest praises. It's people like you that I gain my inspirations from. The caliber of this poem is only something I could dream of achieving. Good job and good work! Keep it up!
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did this really happen to you? if it did i'm so sorry.... one of my best friends lost her mom when she was young and she was there with her.
seahorse BRONZE said...
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Very beautiful and sad at the same time i like it a lot!
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such a sad poem. amazing though. keep writing.
please look at my poems and please post feedback
http ://www.teenink .com /poetry/free_verse/article/147125/I-Wish/
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This poem is so sad, but beautiful!
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Wow this is very powerful and really makes me think, my own mother died when I was five but soon after I got a stepmother so I never really felt sadness. I think this poem is really great.
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this is my favirote poem i have read on here so far. so many people can relate to this. and it's truley written. amazing.<3
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i love it. this is sad but so true, many people are going through similiar situations, you arent alone. good use of repetition,keep writing. :)
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my mom is dying of cancer, so i really got this poem... i love the last two lines... great job, and im so sorry you had to suffer through this.
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this poem actually makes you think. you really got your emotions across to everyone;
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on Feb. 5 2010 at 8:48 pm
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wow, this is beautiful poem.
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on Feb. 5 2010 at 12:31 pm
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my momma dead in i felt were you were kumn from