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| Poems From the Moms |
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| SORROW IS HER DAILY FARE She looked into the mirror and it's a stranger that she saw. The cold blank eyes, the wrinkled hand, she knows this girl no more. She aged so on that warm June day as she told her son goodbye, for he had traveled in harms way, but why did he have to die? The ice blue eyes that looked at her from the mirror on the wall looked straight ahead and could only stare for they'd lost love most of all. The skin is pinched now from the tears that flow more every day the face looked older than it's years, grief does that...that's it's way. The girl that was his Mother now looks so old and worn. she has only his memories that began when he was born. Now sorrow is her daily fare and a blankness in her eyes, it's from a death she cannot bear.... it's when a dear son dies. Maureen Elliott for my son, Paul |
| ONCE UPON MY DREAMS ONCE UPON MY DREAMS AT NIGHT I SAW MY CHILD'S FACE SO BRIGHT I HEARD HER VOICE SO SOFT SO SWEET SHE SAW MY TEARS AND RAN TO ME SHE WIPED MY TEARS WITH HER LITTLE,SOFT HAND I SAID TO HER,"I JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND" SHE SAT WITH ME, SHE HELD MY HAND SHE SAID,"IT'S ALL PART OF GOD'S GLORIOUS PLAN" I HELD HER TIGHT AND TOLD HER I WOULD NEVER LET HER GO I TOLD HER THAT WITHOUT HER MY LIFE COULD NEVER BE WHOLE SHE LOOKED AT ME WITH HER BIG BROWN EYES,SHE SAID "MOMMY, DON'T BE SAD, YOU'RE THE BEST MOMMY ANY CHILD COULD HAVE, DON'T CRY FOR ME IN THE DAY OR AT NIGHT, JUST THINK OF ME AND KNOW THINGS WILL BE ALRIGHT. I KNOW THAT YOU LOVE ME WITH ALL OF YOUR HEART, THERE WILL COME A DAY WHEN WE WILL NEVER HAVE TO BE APART. FOR NOW YOU HAVE MY PICTURES TO LOOK AT EVERYDAY, JESUS TOLD ME THAT YOU WOULD BE OKAY". SHE KISSED MY CHEEK AND GAVE ME A HUG. AND AS I WOKE UP I FELT IN MY HEART, THE POWER OF MY CHILD'S NEVER ENDING LOVE. DARLENNE SALINAS |
| If Heaven is Kind On the day that this life is done with me, and I release my hold on the world, goodbye, soft sigh, And I make my way to the place of light Oh please let Heaven be kind. Let it not take from me one moment, one second, one memory.. Let all that I've learned and all that I've seen, every tear that I've wept remain with me, I whisper this as a prayer to any God who'll listen, Oh please let Heaven be kind. If only one wish to me is allowed, then let it be this, let Heaven grant me this life to re-live, but while knowing what I know now. To find myself young, and to hold you again, just a babe in my arms, Oh lord, I'd carry you everywhere, and never put you down. Those little baby kisses on my cheek Oh, my lost treasure re-found. Oh please, let Heaven be kind. I would want to remember it all, so I could put forth my hand and correct every mistake from my life. Always one step ahead, I'd be there to catch you each time that you fall, I'd hug you, and kiss you, guard your happiness like a vigil, even if it meant my life. Are the Gods listening? Oh Please, let Heaven be kind. On the day that this life was done with you, and you released your hold on the world, goodbye, soft sigh, and made your way to the place of light, I was powerless to stop you desperate hands clutching thin air, I begged you to stay, but you left Mama behind. And with anguished cries, I shook my fists at any God who'd listen. Kelly Cummings 3/18/04 |
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| The following poems were submitted by some of the Moms that have visited this site. If you would like your poetry included on the FGM website, please e-mail it to me and I'll be happy to add it. Your thoughts mean so much to the other Moms. There is a link for this at the bottom of the page. |
| Below are 2 poems sent in by Tammy, grieving mom of angel Holli |
| So I've Been Told
It's been a year now, it's over she's gone, Why are you still crying, it's time to move on. She's in a better place, is happy and free, You are still obsessing, why can't you see. So I've been told. You never thought about her this much When she was here, And now when I see you, I only see tears. She is not in the ground, She is high in the sky, Why do you still go there, why, why, why So I've been told....... How can I make them understand, How can I make them see, How much I love her and How much she means to me. I know it's been a year already, That it's over and she's gone. My mind tells me that daily, But my heart tells me it's all wrong. Tell me how to get over it And quit all the crying When each day I wake up, All I can think about is her dying. I know she's happy, safe and free, But I'm selfish, I still want her here with me. No, I didn't think about her this much When she was here, I could see her and hug her and Laughter is what caused my tears. But her memory is all I have to get me through the day. The look of her face, the sound of her voice, What more can I say. I know she is not in the ground, But that is all that I have, I am close to her when I am there and I don't feel so sad. She finds a way to give me a hug And a kiss in the wind, I hear her talking to me, I just close my eyes and pretend. This is my life now, how can I make you see, You don't have to understand me, Just love me for me. |
| Just A Dream Away
I would give my life to have you back, Said the Mom I know you would, said her child. I cry each night for you, said the Mom And I catch all of your tears said her child I pray for the day That I can see you again, Said the Mom Just close your eyes and you can see me, Said her child I am always just a dream away............. You are the first person who loved me, And you are the first person I loved. You were always there when I needed you, And you always knew when I needed a hug. I am here for you now, mom In your heart and in your soul. I did not take your heart with me Instead I left mine with you to hold. One day I will take your hand And lead you to paradise, But until then my beautiful mother, When you want to see me You only need to close your eyes. I am always just a dream away..... |