Mother's Day

Although I found this poem at Poems For Free ,it fit so much just how I feel about my own Mother. We may not have gotten along very well when I was growing up. I was such a troublesome child. Lord knows I gave her enough headaches to last her a liftime. Even after all of that, as the Mother who loves me unconditionally, she loves me still. I am thankful for her love and steadfast support.

I love you Mom!!




If I could give my mom the world
Or anything she wanted,
I'd give her my own heart and soul
And leave my own heart haunted.

I'd take upon myself her life
With all its strife and pain,
And let her ease into some space
Where she could live again.
The pain for me would not be pain,
At least not for a while;
For I'd be doing it for her,
And I would see her smile.

I wish that I could take her heart
And cleanse it with my tears,
And make her sorrow go away,
And answer all her fears.

I wish, I wish,
but then I can't,
As I watch helplessly,
And take her in my arms
and sayI wish that it were me.
But loving is a hard, hard way,
With all the pain it brings.
And yet there is no other way
To touch the heart of things.