21. Mother To Son
Famous Poem
Well, son, I'll tell you:
Life for me ain't been no crystal stair.
It's had tacks in it,
And splinters,
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Featured Shared StoryI was not a very good student when I was in school. I did the minimal amount of work required, retained little and barely paid attention. In 1965, my 8th grade English teacher read MOTHER TO...
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22. What Did I Do?
I wake up every morning to a sky so blue
And wonder, what did I do?
I sit in my classroom only to daydream about you.
Wondering, what did I do?Featured Shared StoryI made the same decision you did. I wanted them to have some kind of stability and normalcy in their life. I was selling, using, cooking, etc. The danger I put myself in was enough, but to...
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23. Tearless Cries
Why are you doing this, ruining your life?
The only thing you've accomplished is causing stress and strife
We're all trying to help you with this hard and trying time
But you think we're crazy, it's all in your mindFeatured Shared StoryWow! Talk about hitting the nail on the head! I am a mom who has relapsed a couple times over the last 6 months. It was pretty bad. I have kids, ages 16, 20, and 22. They have literally been...
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24. I'm Sorry...Dad
I'm sorry you missed the day I came home.
I'm sorry you left my Mum all alone.
I'm sorry you missed the first time I walked.
And I'm sorry you missed the first time I talked.Featured Shared StoryMy dad was deported for being caught with drugs a few months before I was born. He wasn't there for any of my firsts. He didn't see me until I was a year old and we moved to Mexico. I grew up...
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25. My Water My Blood
Is your family still together, just like way back when?
Do you stick by each other through thick and thin?
Or do you hardly know the one that you call brother?Featured Shared StorySuch a beautiful poem. I know that I have parents that argue and fight all the time, but they are still together. I understand that it must be very hard for you to live with your parents like...
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26. A Letter To My Dad
I am angry at the world, and I often wonder why
I don't want to throw my sorrow on all those who have hurt me
Yet you are one of the main reasons I cry
I cry because you weren't thereFeatured Shared StoryThis poem really touched me since I am going through a really difficult stage right now. Both of my parents divorced when I was little, but I had always maintained contact with my dad. I...
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27. Dear Mom
Standing in self-hatred,
drowning in my tears.
Looking back on my life,
what I've been through the past 18 years.Featured Shared StoryThis poem deeply touched me, because I can completely relate to it. I have always lived in my brother's shadow, and most times, I wonder if my mom ever even cares or listens to me. This poem,...
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28. The Broken Girl
Welcome to my broken home,
There's nobody here, I'm all alone.
The walls they scream of things once said,Featured Shared StoryCan't seem to put into words how you blessed my mind with your poems. They have helped me come out of my shell. Thankful you are comfortable putting this out there for the world to see....
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29. The One I Used To Know
what happened to the person
the one I used to know
the one who never let me down
and never told me noFeatured Shared StoryWow ..it's like story of my life..
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30. Innocence Lost
I don't like it when people fight.
My mom and dad do every night.
I lie in bed and pretend to be asleep.
My mom looks in; I don't make a peep.Featured Shared StoryI can't sleep. I can't eat, I can't even place a smile on my face. A mom and dad nowhere to be found. Why come? You don’t want me. I’m always pushing away the good and bringing closer the...
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31. Why
Why do you keep going on like everything's okay?
Treating me the way you do like it's a normal day.
I am confused about who you are and who I am to you,
I'm scared that you will never know who I have grown into.Featured Shared StoryWhen I read this poem, i'ts like it was describing my life. My sister is just like that, everything she does, the poem has said it all. Indeed I've liked this poem
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32. Mother
Like the sea and the sky,
We reflect each other, you and I.
Past the moon and the stars,Featured Shared StoryThis relates to me so much.
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33. Falling Tears
You left me when I was young,
Left me with my falling tears.
I felt like I was no one
For so many long painful years.Featured Shared StoryThis poem reminds me of my dad and what I still feel even now when I live with him. Never stop writing!
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34. The Fate Of A Single Mother
A silly girl
Loved a stupid boy
He was her everything
She was just his toyFeatured Shared StoryI also was a silly girl in love with a stupid boy that lead me to become a single teenage mother. I prayed everyday for 9 months for god to bless me with a baby boy. My mother walked out of...
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35. Complicated Families
So many tears shed in the dark of night,
hidden away in our private thoughts
only to be shelved with morning's first light.
Because of no courage to speak of the pain,Featured Shared StoryI was touched by this amazing poem and I can relate to every single word. Just like me, I've been through all of these sad things.
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36. Scars Of A Broken Family
I've got scars
that you can't see
scars that have been haunting me.
They are buried deep inside of my heart,Featured Shared StoryYour poem brought tears to my eyes, I know exactly how you feel. My father left when I was 17, I'm now 36 and haven't spoken to him since he left. I know all about the scars and they never...
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37. Forget
Forget how to care.
Forget how to trust.
Forget how to love.
For my sanity, I must.Featured Shared StoryI've been struggling with being an addict since I was 11 years but once I turned 18 everything changed. I was raped and after that I just felt like giving up. So I turned to heroin...
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38. Mommy Dearest
She is my mother,
that indomitable, unattainable goal.
A woman of iron and silk and unforgiving praise.
She is the measure of all thatFeatured Shared StoryVery 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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39. When Your Hero Falls From Grace
Once protected, you felt so safe
Now everything you know means nothing;
I see the fear in your face
What are you to doFeatured Shared StoryYour poems changed the way that my soon to be wife and I lived. I made copies and sent them to her. I want to thank your website for helping me.
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40. Never There
You say you love me, you say you care
And yet, you're never there.
I remember you yelling, screaming, abusing
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