Missing You Poems

Missing You Poems

I Miss You Poems

Our lives are so busy and sometimes we live so far from our families. We miss the relationships with our families and often we do not even share important life events with them. We need to move back towards our families. If not in actual distance then at least we must move closer in our hearts. We live in a time where there are unprecedented communication possibilities. No one will ever love us unconditionally like our family can. We'd be fools not to take advantage of this opportunity.

28 Poems about Missing a Mom or Dad

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  1. 1. Clutches

    This poem is about when my dad left for Iraq for the first time in 2004. While he was over there and I was on the phone with him, a rocket or mortar landed near him near the Mess Hall. He wasn't injured by it, but his first thought was to make sure I couldn't hear the full on explosion.

    • By Hunter J. Fowler
    • Published: July 2016 by Family Friend Poems with the permission of the Author.

    There's a little boy standing by the fence with a flag in his hand.
    He's sad and confused; he doesn't understand.
    He watches his daddy turn and head up on the bus.
    He watches him go and doesn't even fuss.

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    This poem was beautifully delivered. Every word you wrote created a picture in my head. Well done.

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  3. 2. What You Mean To Me

    A mother who must be separated from her girls lets them know just how must she misses them.

    • By Amy J. Rhodes
    • Published: November 2006 by Family Friend Poems with the permission of the Author.

    What you mean to me:
    You are the sun in the sky,
    You are the light shining by,
    You are the breeze in my hair,

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    I feel like I could've wrote this myself.. I had some trouble a few years ago and my ex-sister in law offered to take over until I got on my feet. Long story short she betrayed me..and now...

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  5. 3. Come Back Home

    To a brother who has left home--come back, I need you in my life.

    • By Ayesha Patel
    • Published: September 2006 by Family Friend Poems with the permission of the Author.

    As you left, you said you'd be back
    And promised that we would be together again.
    Visions of the future,
    Of all the fun times you had promised, filled my head

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    I really like this poem. My brother is leaving in a couple of days and I'm going miss him.

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  6. 4. A Loving Dad

    In memory of a loving dad who his daughter never got the chance to know.

    • By Patricia M. Green
    • Published: July 2006 by Family Friend Poems with the permission of the Author.

    I wish I had my dad by my side.
    Just thinking of him makes me cry.
    Never being able to get to know him
    Hurts me inside everyday that goes by.

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    I was 2 years old when I was taken from my parents. I was 8 years old when I lost my dad. He was 50 when he passed away from cancer. I hardly knew my dad. This poem is sad, but it's like my...

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  7. 5. A Mother's Cry

    A mother's cry over losing her precious son

    Colors of dark grey and black fill the world in which I live
    No other feeling could possibly be worse than this
    Where once was a room filled with laughter and cheer
    Now stands loneliness, emptiness, and despair

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    Alone again, my child and me.
    Wondering who the lucky guy is
    My endless love for you is killing me
    I can't find the courage to walk away
    The swelling waves of pain drown me
    I'm trapped...

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  8. 6. To A Mother I Never Knew

    I was given up for adoption by my mother when I was very young. I came to the states at 3 1/2 years of age. This poem expresses my message to my birth mother of what I've felt, how I feel now about the whole situation, and how I would feel if I were in her shoes.

    • By Keith
    • Published: April 2015 by Family Friend Poems with the permission of the Author.

    To a mother I never knew,
    From a son who desperately misses you.

    There were so many times I would imagine you,

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    I really felt this poem because I went through the same things. I was never really with my mother in my life. I was adopted by my aunt and uncle at the age of two. I used to always cry...

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  9. 7. Pain And Sorrow

    This poem is dedicated to my big brother, Thomas Joseph Liggett. He passed away in a fire at age 14. I was only 8 at the time, so it was really hard on me. I could never get over his death. Writing poems helps me let go of my feelings and the pain I feel for the loss of my brother, my best friend.

    • By Roxane Faulkner
    • Published: October 2008 by Family Friend Poems with the permission of the Author.

    This life is filled with pain and sorrow,
    I always wonder if I'll make it through tomorrow.
    I don't know what I'm going to do,
    I'm always missing you.

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    It's heartbreaking for me to read your story because it sounds so much like mine. On October 12, 2016, my grandmother on my mom's side died. She raised me like her child, so she was my mama....

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  10. 8. The Ole Porch Swing

    Grandma was a farmer's wife and I simply adored her. As a child, I spent many weekends on her farm. Although she had a very large family, grandma managed to make each one of her grandchildren feel very important and special. One of my favorite memories is of us sitting on her "ole porch swing." Since the house sat way back off the road, we would sit on the porch in the evening in our nightgowns as we laughed and giggled while she told me stories and sang me songs of her youth.

    Swinging on the porch swing early in the night,
    Listening to crickets and watching fireflies light.
    I loved to sit beside her and listen to her sing.
    We could sit for hours on the ole porch swing.

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    I was touched by this poem as it made me take a trip down the memory lane. I had lived some beautiful years of my childhood with my great granny. She was extremely gentle and loving. She...

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  11. 9. I Miss You

    The world never seems the same after the loss of a loved one. There'll always be a void in your life that nothing can fill.

    • By John P. Read
    • Published: May 6, 2021 by Family Friend Poems with the permission of the Author.

    I still miss you
    As the weeks and years go by.

    I still miss you

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    Brother John, though it must hurt so much that you and the love of your life had to part, keep this thought in your heart, the day will come when you and your wife will meet in heaven and...

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  12. 10. Missing A Friend When I'm Locked Up

    For my best friend, Wynona. I'm missing her very much. Love from Shannon.

    • By Shannon
    • Published: September 2012 by Family Friend Poems with the permission of the Author.

    Another month has come,
    But you're still so far away.
    You're always in my heart
    Each and every day.

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    This how I feel about my BFF who moved far away and I haven't seen her for a long time, I really miss her!

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  13. 11. The Pain Of Missing You

    A mother sharing the pain of missing children who have been gone for a year. She is currently fighting the guardian for the return of her boys...
    For Wayne & Kai, my baby boys

    • By Jessica Velez
    • Published: November 2009 by Family Friend Poems with the permission of the Author.

    I never knew a broken heart could keep on breaking.
    You keep on sending your love, but no one's there to take it.
    Rivers of tears keep a steady flow...
    But no one's there to know.

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    This really brought tears to my eyes as I have been dealing with CPS and fighting for my babies for a year and a half. I miss them so much and just wish and pray they would soon be returned...

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  14. 12. Three Empty Chairs

    Christmas is our family time, a beautiful day for all the family. Lots of noise, giggles, cooking, and games. Then we became less over these last years, and the Christmases that once held sparkle have now lost their shine. We have lost the ones we loved, and the chairs are now empty. Such loss can be so hard...

    • By Sandra Hearth
    • Published: January 2020 by Family Friend Poems with the permission of the Author.

    There are now three empty chairs at the Christmas table.
    It's a time I find difficult, even unable

    To find joy on this family day.

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  15. 13. My Mother

    She's no longer with you and suddenly you're filed with regret with all the time you never spent together and the things you never said.

    • By Renea E. Wilhelm
    • Published: November 2006 by Family Friend Poems with the permission of the Author.

    I fall down on my knees and begin to cry.
    For I never wanted you to leave my side.
    I wanted you to be by my side forever and ever.
    And I wanted to leave your side never.

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    Beautiful poem.
    I lost my mom 13 years ago, a month before my wedding day.
    I wish I could turn back the hands of time. Just to say to her.. '' I LOVE U''

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  16. 14. His Poem

    A girl wonders about why her father left, what he looks like, and if they will ever meet again. She wonders if he would recognize her on the street. My son was playing on the floor when he was about 14 months old, and I had just given birth to my second child who was sleeping in his bassinet. I picked Axaii up, sat him on my lap and just started typing, and about five minutes later I had this poem.

    • By Christina
    • Published: September 2008 by Family Friend Poems with the permission of the Author.

    If you saw me on the street
    would you stop and talk to me
    or would you look right past me,
    a stranger you didn't see?

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    It's terrible when a mom or dad leaves, but I think you did a great job writing this poem.

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  17. 15. I Often Wonder

    This year would have been my brother Nicholas' 21st birthday on September 15. And on that day we'll put a proper gravestone over him. He died after just 13 days with us due to a heart condition, and although we never met (I was born almost exactly 2 years after), I couldn't help but think about him and who he would be. I tried to fit my family into the poem, so each of us have a line in the poem that explains us, and if he perchance would be like us in those ways.

    • By Christian
    • Published: March 2011 by Family Friend Poems with the permission of the Author.

    I often wonder how life would be, if you were still down here with me.
    I often wonder if you'd make them proud, would you be quiet or would you be loud?
    I often wonder if you'd be class clown, bring someone up if they were down.
    I often wonder if you'd be bright, be the type who is always right.

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    This is so perfect to how I feel. My brother passed away before I was born and I was named after him, so I have always felt this massive connection and sometimes emptiness and jealousy that I...

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  18. 16. My Marine

    My first born son left today, 8/15/14, on deployment with the USMC. The feelings I have are overwhelming. I wanted to put my feelings into words, and I know that other moms and dads share my same thoughts. I think it will touch many lives.

    • By Marcia Willette
    • Published: August 2014 by Family Friend Poems with the permission of the Author.

    My Marine so far from home.
    Over seas, but not alone.
    I hold you close in my thoughts and prayers.
    Missing you through all my tears.

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  19. 17. The One I Used To Know

    My mom used to be the person that I could count on but she isn't the same anymore she's really changed and I wrote this poem for her but I never really had the guts to show it to her

    • By Christelle Lopez
    • Published: June 2011 by Family Friend Poems with the permission of the Author.

    what happened to the person
    the one I used to know
    the one who never let me down
    and never told me no

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    Wow ..it's like story of my life..
    My mom has a bf and now she doesn't even want to spend any time with us. She recently kicked me out of her house because she thought I was high..she drug...

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  20. 18. Message To Absent Dad

    A invitation to a dad who missed out on his daughter's life to come back and build a relationship.

    • By Jessica Styles
    • Published: June 2014 by Family Friend Poems with the permission of the Author.

    Dad, why did you leave me when I needed you so much.
    I tried to reach out to you for that loving touch.
    I have realized now that I'm no daddy's princess.
    When I was younger, I actually felt much less.

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  21. 19. Don't Ever Say Goodbye

    I wrote this for a friend. Her father went to fight in the war. I experienced losing him with her. She never got to say goodbye and she never wanted to, but someday they will be able to say hello.

    Don't ever say goodbye, even if you leave
    I'll always be your little girl, pulling at your sleeve

    Don't ever say goodbye if you're not coming back

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  22. 20. I Miss My Mother

    I miss my mother. The way she used to be...before everything changed.

    • By Angie M Flores
    • Published: October 2008 by Family Friend Poems with the permission of the Author.

    I miss your voice that used to softly sing my special lullaby.
    I miss your hands that used to hold me when I was scared.
    I miss your eyes that would bring me to ease each time I stared into them.
    I miss your nicknames you gave me when I would act bad.

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    This poem reminds me of my dearest mom. My mom left me this day in 2007. It's 10 years now, but my eyes well up whenever I think of her. It takes your entire lifetime to get over the loss of...

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