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I have always claimed you As my heart. For I remember The delicacy of your hands Touching my face When I needed your love. The walls you would build around me When you knew I didnt have the courage To face whatever was on the other side. The calm song of encouragement you would sing to me When I convinced myself Not to believe in me. The joy in your eyes when it was Pizza friday even when we didnt have the funds to do it But ***** it, its pizza friday! Mom, we've had our fights. Your drunken nights I would sometimes scream To see if the Chardonnay had reached The level of your ear drums yet. To see if your balance was unconscious again. And when you started smoking cigarrettes, My blood caught fire like the white tip of your newest fatal hobby. After losing Dad, I get your stressed out, But why do we now have nothing to ******* talk about? Except money. "What am I going to do?" Ive heard it my whole life, Mom. Because poverty is like a greedy leach It's never satisfied, Never ready to move on to the next Sap with the hopes of A white picket fence and a beautiful golden retreiver Thats what you wanted, your whole life, Right, Mom? And now, We only talk About priorities. Because when I'm around you For more than five minutes, I become Me from the past. Your daughter locked in her room, Afraid Avoiding But still missing you. Now, Whenever you dont return my call, My mind slips into the dark place, remember? The place I needed help from. Yeah, its still there. I fear that you are dead, Rotting in your house Alone. Because Im not there. And dad's not there. No one is there. Daunting, knocking on the inside of my skull, 'What are you doing? Are you okay?' I want to help. I dont want to make another mistake Like when dad died I wasnt there. Mom, I love you So so much. Please stay alive. Please, place your hands and Touch my face.
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Nov 9, 2018
Nov 9, 2018 at 1:45 AM UTC
Mom
I have always claimed you As my heart. For I remember The delicacy of your hands Touching my face When I needed your love. The walls you would build around me When you knew I didnt have the courage To face whatever was on the other side. The calm song of encouragement you would sing to me When I convinced myself Not to believe in me. The joy in your eyes when it was Pizza friday even when we didnt have the funds to do it But ***** it, its pizza friday! Mom, we've had our fights. Your drunken nights I would sometimes scream To see if the Chardonnay had reached The level of your ear drums yet. To see if your balance was unconscious again. And when you started smoking cigarrettes, My blood caught fire like the white tip of your newest fatal hobby. After losing Dad, I get your stressed out, But why do we now have nothing to ******* talk about? Except money. "What am I going to do?" Ive heard it my whole life, Mom. Because poverty is like a greedy leach It's never satisfied, Never ready to move on to the next Sap with the hopes of A white picket fence and a beautiful golden retreiver Thats what you wanted, your whole life, Right, Mom? And now, We only talk About priorities. Because when I'm around you For more than five minutes, I become Me from the past. Your daughter locked in her room, Afraid Avoiding But still missing you. Now, Whenever you dont return my call, My mind slips into the dark place, remember? The place I needed help from. Yeah, its still there. I fear that you are dead, Rotting in your house Alone. Because Im not there. And dad's not there. No one is there. Daunting, knocking on the inside of my skull, 'What are you doing? Are you okay?' I want to help. I dont want to make another mistake Like when dad died I wasnt there. Mom, I love you So so much. Please stay alive. Please, place your hands and Touch my face.
I love you with all my heart, mom. Even though weve been through so much pain and heartbrwak and anger, I will always love you in this life and the next. You are my whole heart, always.
kelsey-12
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Nov 9, 2018
Nov 9, 2018 at 1:45 AM UTC
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