1. I Needed You
in Anger Poems
When I was sad and depressed,
I needed you to be cheer me up.
Instead, I drank till I was numb enough not to feel anything.
Published: June 2018
Some mother-child relationships are strained or tense. Wounds exist that create frustration, anger, and distance. Poems in this collection are about navigating troublesome relationships between mothers and daughters and mothers and sons.
These poems delve into the emotions of frustration, anger, and distance that can arise between mothers and their daughters or sons. Through their words, these poets offer a glimpse into the struggles and triumphs of navigating difficult relationships between mothers and children.
in Anger Poems
When I was sad and depressed,
I needed you to be cheer me up.
Instead, I drank till I was numb enough not to feel anything.
As the eldest in the family I was always the one who got blamed for the mistakes of my sister. My sister and I don't share a bond. As far as I can remember, we were still young when I put...
in Anger Poems
You are blind.
You can never see
All the anger built up in me.
I hated life,
I can totally relate. My whole life I thought my parents were in love and that we were a happy family, minus some flaws. But last year, I found out the truth. My parents have been married for...
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I remember the good times
that we once had...
but still my life
is oh...so sad
I was so surprised someone endured a mother's pain such as I experienced. My husband was a philanderer and also left me alone a lot in Winnipeg. The children and I coped, but it was lonely. A...
She is my mother,
that indomitable, unattainable goal.
A woman of iron and silk and unforgiving praise.
She is the measure of all that
Very familiar attitude from that daughter. I would be willing to bet everything I own that the mother sees herself in a totally different light.
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I was asked to write a poem
About Mother's Day
But when I sat down to write
I had nothing to say
Beautiful, heart-felt, and extremely touching. I feel you, Roxanna. Bless you for keeping it real. I can relate. Keep writing!
I caused you a lot pain and I didn't care, but you still loved me.
Please forgive me, Mama.
I hurt you in so many ways, but you were always there for me.
It broke my heart. I lost my mama this year. The pain I feel is so great I can feel my heart aching inside my chest. How I too long for her, to see her beautiful face, hear her voice with...
You had me, you left me, you never cared.
I was your second child and still you weren't prepared.
On the lonely nights when I was sad,
I can totally relate to this. Reading this brought tears to my eyes. I had to fight to hold them back. My dad and mom left me at the age of 5. They divorced, and I was left. I had no idea...
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Why did you do the things you did?
Why did you say the things you said?
Why did you change who you are?
Why did you choose a man over your own daughter?
Yes, thanks everyone for sharing your stories. I am so sorry to hear these stories. It's unimaginable. I don't feel alone in my feelings about my mother. She died a year ago and left her...
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Time can't heal pain that won't mend.
The suffering, the heart ache,
It feels like the end.
Grasping a hold of a moving change,
Now that I'm grown, I regret treating her the way I did, because I have daughters of my own, and I see now that it wasn't that she didn't love me. I still do not agree with how she handled...
I feel so much hurt
I feel so much pain
I feel like I don't have anyone
I feel like I want to cry but can't
I felt every single word of this poem me and my birth Mum are not close it's a bit hard for me knowing that your birth Mum wants nothing to do with you or she doesn't love you at all. The...
Our life has not been easy.
We've managed to drift apart.
But whatever it's worth,
I have faced the same problems, and at times losing hope and waking up to a wet pillow full of tears. I love this poem because it gives me hope for another relationship with my mother. Thank you.
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Dear momm how could you
Never care about me?
I'm dying inside
Which you will never see
My mother left me when I was 3 years old and kept coming back and ruining everything...when I turned 16 she told me she wanted to see me again and she wanted to invite me to her wedding. I...
What do you expect me to do or say after you up and left, treating me this way?
What do you expect me to think now, when the only thing I want to know is how?
How could you walk away, just turn your back on me?
What is it you think your lies will help me see?
My mom gave birth to me when she was 17 and left my dad when I was 2, I think. She kinda took care of me. When she gave birth to her second, she left me. She never did anything for me, which...
I wish you were here with me
I wish you were here every day,
To hug me, to ask me if I'm doing okay.
I wish you were here when I got my first doll
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We used to be inseparable.
Nothing could tear us apart.
You were my idol.
I looked up to you for my support.
Mom, will you sit down
To listen what I have to say?
We can be in the same room
And be miles and miles away.
I read this poem and though it said just how I feel and do too!!!! I never though someone else would feel the same way that I do....this is the best poem I've ever read on family
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