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One day she stopped feeding me
I was 4
She was pregnant
Something so simple as eggs
But I NEVER fed myself first
I served her
Because I loved her

One day she threw plates at me
I came to see why she was crying
I was 6
She was bleeding
I wrapped her hands
Because I loved her

One day she punched my mouth
I asked why dad hadn't come home
I was 10
She was pale
I brought her a blanket
Because I loved her

One day I cried in anger
Because I knew she never cared
I was 17
She was dead
I became numb
Because I didn't know why
I still love her

It's easy to hurt someone that looks like you
Especially when you hate yourself
I still love you mom
 Feb 2017 Sarah Gammon
Jay
Something about this winter seems colder than ever.
Late.
Sudden.
All at once.
It's the type of cold I haven't felt in a long time. Lingering.
Something you can't get rid of.
A breath of fog in the air.
Old memories.
Air that replenishes you. Making things new.
Air you don't mind suffering for.
Chilled to the bone.
Fingers numb. Toes nonexistent.
But sometimes still, I stand on my porch, cold, dreaming of blankets, and cocoa, and you.
Snow falls on my skin. Chilling. A reminder of how cold it really is, and I have to pretend that you didn't cross my mind.
It's freezing.
I looked in the mirror and hesitated
I got nervous from being watched so i procrastinated
Then I got closer to my viewer
Seen the emptiness staring at me
And asked God for a reason not to perform this show

I received 2 messages ,1 from lust
The other from foolishness
Neither were from her
So I kept on my debate
Questioning sanity and life
I lit candles to help me see where to go

I hesitated again and heard the voice
"You've done this plenty times before
Look at you,You've got scars galore
WHAT THE HELL YOU WAITING FOR?"
I don't know but something changed

"I'll do this myself!" SLICE! SLICE!
Blood flowed from my arm to my wrist
A perfect "X" drawn into it
But instead of pain I felt strange

I cried because I felt nothing therefore
Couldn't be alive, That meant I had died
Or went insane

So I laid, sobbing on the floor, Cause it's
Easier to clean blood stains from here

Then she called so I wiped my tears
 Aug 2015 Sarah Gammon
Whiskurz
Though now I lay you down to sleep
I won't be sad, I will not weep
If the pain I feel shall never cease
The love we had will bring me peace

I'll count the memories day by day
Until I too shall pass away
Life's a vapour, a momentary mist
A distant echo the wind has kissed

You're the blessing that grew a smile
But now you walk your final mile
And though we pause the life we've known
Be not afraid, you're not alone

Tears were made to reflect the pain
The reflection fades, but not the stain
And though you're in a better place
This road is rough that I must face

You've heard the words by our dear Lord
"Child enter in to your reward"
So look for me, for in only a while
I too will walk my final mile
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