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I wrote this poem in honor of my beautiful mother who died in a auto accident on November 15th, 2007. I was driving. although the accident was not my fault, I feel guilt because I am alive and my beautiful mother died. she was my best friend. and I miss her more than words could ever tell.

I Wasn't Ready To Let You Go

© Dollie Wilson
I wasn't ready to let you go.
Even though I'm told that it was your time.
I can't get that through my mind.
I wasn't ready to let you go.

It wasn't meant to be that way.
why did we go out that dreadful day.
It wasn't meant to be that way.

The scene of the crash plays
time and time again through my brain,
as I cry in agony over the pain.

I reach out and take you by the hand
and ask Mom are you okay?
You answer I don't think so and slip away.

No I scream,
this can not be.
this can not be happening I cry,
I beg you to stay.
This can not be happening this way.

A careless driver in a hurry.
You beat the cancer,
got through the worst of the chemo,
looking forward to the future,
without a worry.
A careless driver in a hurry.

Suddenly in a flash,
the sound of metal scraping,
glass breaking.
It took a few seconds for your life to end.
It took a few seconds for a life time of pain and sorrow to begin.

Momma, will the tears ever dry?
I ask this as I wipe my eyes.
I'm told in time.
But I don't think so.
I wasn't ready to let you go..

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Published: Dec 2007

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  • it wasn't your fault I can tell remember
    we never know what the futures hold for us and to cherish what you had with your mom....

    tanea flores Submitted Nov 2008
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  • This poem is very touching. I understand what it is like to loose loved ones for I had lost my best friend and my uncle during the same year as well as finding out of the death of a friend this morning. It may not be the same however, I do understand where you are coming from. Keep plowing through the hard times. Things will get a little easier as time passes.

    Sam Adams Submitted Dec 2008
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  • This is a very touching poem ... I too lost my mother nearly 4 years ago due to cancer but I was not ready to let her go... She died at the age of 49 and I know she was not ready too... She too went through lot of pain from Chemo. I will always miss her and I still see her in my dreams...

    Dinusha Submitted Jun 2009
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  • This really touched me. I mean I still have my mother and never have gone through what you went through. I just lost my aunt a few months ago. I know the pain is not the same. I'm sorry for your lost hun. Keeping writing poems. Your amazing.

    Jessica Submitted Oct 2009
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  • This is so crazy, I was looking for a particular "life" poem and stumbled onto this site and starting checking it out when I came upon your poem. My mom was killed in a car crash on 11-23-07 and she too survived cancer and I wasn't ready to let her go either. I cry less often that I used to but this brought a tear to my eye. I feel your pain and thank you for such a wonderful poem.

    Joy, Minnesota Submitted Jun 2010
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  • My mom passed away in November 2010. She was almost done with Chemo. Doctor even said her cancer had gone- but she needed to complete the chemo.... she died from lung complications... not cancer. I feel cheated and angry... your poem was beautiful and made me cry. I miss my mom so much.... and I for sure was not ready to let her go. I miss and need her oh so much.

    Sara, Virginia Submitted Mar 2011
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  • Your poem touched my heart! I know we all hate to hear "I'm sorry for your loss". I lost my mother in March 2011 in a car accident. She was running a errand for our family business on that early Thursday morning. A school bus driver was running late in his personal truck and t-boned her driver side door. She was pronounced dead at the hospital within 30 minutes. She just turned 50 in January. I feel your pain, we all ask why does this have to happen to us. All I tell myself is that it was her time and god needed a wonderful angel! Her life shouldn't have ended she had so much more to do in her life. I just want to say your poem was so wonderful to read. Thank you so much for sharing!

    Amanda, Il Submitted Jul 2011
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  • My mother died in a car crash. I was about one when it happened so I don't know her. I don't know much about her. I hear stories but they're not pretty. They make my mother out to be a bad person. I don't want to believe that I can't. This poem helps a lot thank you.

    A.K.R, Ar Submitted Dec 2011
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  • My mother died about a month ago (January 26, 2012) because of a car accident also. My father was driving. Both my parents were on their way home after dropping off 3 of their grandchildren at school when their car got t-boned by a school bus. My dad walked away without a scratch but we were told that my mother died instantly. My mother was only 65 years old, she was not ready to go, she still had so much to live for. We never got to say good bye or tell her how much we really loved her. It still feels unreal at times but other times the loss is so unbearable. We seem to miss her more and more everyday. All of it seems so unfair. How can people say that with time it gets better?? Not for me, it seems to get worse. The thought of her seeing that bus coming at her kills me. What she must of been thinking at the time...

    Maria Igreja, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada Submitted Mar 2012
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  • My mom died on 26 Jan 2008. I was very sad, but couldn't express since I had to pacify my maternal grandmother. I saw my grandparent in dreams a week before advising me that I have to handle everything from now onwards. since my dad didn't live with us and I was the only child, I felt lonely since then onwards. My mom was driving a two wheeler and a passenger bus hit her from behind. She died on the spot. I miss her all the time. It feels like there was so much to talk about there were so many things to do but only till she was with me. The day she died I felt I got to do nothing now. Every thing is over. Now things are beautiful , lovely and ample, but I can't enjoy and share. She was my life. I fought with her a lot but still she forgave my mistakes and my faults. She was beautiful and I love her.

    India Submitted 5/27/2012
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  • Hello My name is Sydney. I have a very similar situation that you do. I was with my mom when she died in a car accident as well. I was 15 years old and my mom wanted me to practice driving. A careless driver who was driving too fast hit my mom's side of the car. I blamed myself for everything. It all happened so fast I was knocked unconscious. I laid there in the hospital room screaming that this was all just a dream. I kept saying "no!". I was not ready to let her go. She was my best friend, it was just her and I and together we had made it through everything. She fought cancer and a nasty divorce. I did not think for one second that I could survive without her. She was my everything. I often look up to heaven and ask those very same questions you do, "momma will the tears every dry?" Then I ask God to take care of my momma because she deserves the best there is. 4 years later and all I can say is that you have to take it day by day. You are in my thoughts and prayers. God Bless

    Sydney, Indiana Submitted 3/26/2013
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