Poem for Those Who Have Lost Their Mother: Do You Want To Talk About Her?
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Those Without a Mom
With Mother's Day coming up, there will be some who will be going through the day thinking of the Mom they have lost. Losing your own mother has to be one of the toughest losses there is, because your Mom literally was your tie to life, itself.
I lost my Mother nine years ago, to breast cancer, and it was devastating. She was my angel, my guide, my hero, my best friend. And she had been through the worst suffering possible, smiling and encouraging us, right to the end. I wrote this poem, about a year after her passing, in my intense grieving stage.
This poem is for anyone who has lost someone they love, especially their Mother, and who still want to talk about her. Talking about the person we still love is good for us: it honours them, it allows us to express the love that has been cut short by this person leaving this world.
Do You Want to Talk About Her?
Do you want to talk about her
Every minute of the day?
Do you always think about her
When you walk and when you pray?
Do you grieve the day she left us
With a constant aching song?
Do you call out with a fresh cry
When you realize she is gone?
Do you long to see her sweet face
One more time before you die?
Do you talk to her when you're alone
And wait for her reply?
Do you? Do you?
If you do,
I want to talk to you.
For I know you understand.
We are allies in our grief
In this dry and thirsty land.
We will hold unto each other
As we share in what is gone.
As we share in what is gone.
Did you know her dreams of wholeness;
Did you hold them in your hands?
Did you listen to her pain's cry
As she wrestled with the sands?
Did you walk beside her walking
As her body fell apart?
Did you love her gracefully
As she loved you from the start?
Did you try in some small way
To make life easier to bear?
Did you share in her burdens
By showing that you care?
Did you? Did you? This I want to know
If you did, I want to talk to you,
For I know you were her friend.
You valued her as I did
And loved her to the end.
And loved her to the end.
Do you want to talk about her
Every minute of the day?
If you do,
Let's talk about her
Let's talk the night away.
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Prarieprincess: This is one day, where I become, lost over. Although Mom is still alive, with her advanced alzheimers, she is no longer Mom. All I can do is to cling to the memory of who Mom was, not is.
Beautiful poem prairieprincess My mother passed from cancer in 2004. Three days before her death the hardest year of my life started with the death of her youngest child's father. Two of her daughters and two of her sons were at her bedside till the call about "dad" came in. They left that day and never returned while mom was alive. While we were trying clean up mom's estate we found out my oldest half brother had died also. Another sister would have been at mom's bedside but she was sick herself so we kept her up to date by phone. She and her daughter died of the same disease in January of 2005. My oldest half sister called in March and told me her father had passed also. The two men had at one point been an active part of my life, my brother my best friend, my sister a well loved pain in the backside, her daughter a little angel. All these pale in comparison to the love I had for my mother.
Hi praireprincess.a very beautifully written poem ! I lost my mom two years ago, when something reminds me of her it still feel like i just lost her .
Awesome and vote up !!!
Denise, wow, I am so sorry! How painful to lose her on Christmas Day ... I think all without mothers share a bond. Take care.
Dave, I am so sorry for your pain. My heart goes out to you, and I ask for God's comfort to you. There is no one like our mother, in this world. Blessings to you and your family.
wheelinallover, it sounds like you and your family have been through the mill. wow. I think we wonder how we will make it, when there is so much loss, all at once. And there is no one like a mother, to love you. I can feel for your loss. Take care.
kashmir, I know exactly what you mean. And two years is not very long, to have lost your mother. Thank you for your kindness, and blessings to you...
Beautiful poem Prairieprincess. My mom was (is) my best friend. I do miss her much. She and my dad (also passed now) were the inspiration for my garden. I made it with the thought they could sit together listening to the fountains in the bird baths while watching the hummingbirds and butterflies. Thank you for touching my heart , , ,
Tsmog, what a beautiful tribute to your Mom and Dad: a garden. With a fountain, no less! Your passion for your beautiful parents sounds so strong. My Mom absolutely adored flowers, and birds, especially hummingbirds. It sounds like your Mom and my Mom would have got on famously. Thank you and bless you for dropping by ... I look forward to it. Take care.
I lost my mother at the age of 13 yearz. She died frm hiv/aids loosing her was like im alone in this world i even commited suicide bt i waz saved early. nw im 15 nd i mic her so much 2 me its lyk xe died yesterday bcoz nw im suffering lyk is nt the sym witout hr. Im gwng through hard tyms sumtyms i go 2 bed with empty stomach
Phum, I can't imagine losing a mother that young. How devastating that must be. What you are going through is completely normal. I hope you have someone kind in your life that can love you through this. There is no one like your mother in life. Thank you so much for commenting. Your reactions are completely normal and I hope you are able to find some place of comfort in your life. Take care and God bless you.
Beautiful poem. Voted up. Sorry for your loss. Makes me wish I got along better with my mom
PDX, thanks for dropping by and for your kind words. I'm sorry about you and your Mom. Take care.
Oh, I love her, but she's mentally ill and doesn't medicate so it's hard to be around her for too long.
PDX, that can make things really hard. Thanks for the comment.
It is difficult to even express how much this poem touched me. It's been almost six years since my Mom passed away and as I read each line of your poem I was reliving our time together and her stroke and trying to be there. I have to vote this up, beautiful and SHARE.
Till, I appreciate you letting me know. It was a very emotional poem for me to write and I so am glad that it resonated with you, too. Six years isn't very long when it comes to losing your Mom and it sounds like it's still hard for you.
I think losing a mother is unlike anything else, isn't it? Take care and blessings to you.
Your poem is great, prairieprincess, the way you repeated key lines was absolutely perfect. I do apologize for your loss and hope only good things await for you in the long life ahead.
prairieprincess.....your words have touched my heart so deeply yet gently....my eyes are filled with tears. It will be 9 years since my own sweet Mom left us....while still in the depths of grief from losing my precious sister, only 3 months before......
Thank you so much....this is simply stunning....you have amazing talent......UP+++
A beautiful poem. I lost my mom on March 1sr 2010 holding her hand. I too wrote a poem and story for her.
Thank you for this!
@Jom, thank you so much for your compassionate words. Blessings to you and yours!
Fpher, I am sorry for your loss. That must have been devastating for you and your family. I am glad that this poem touched you. I like when something I write can reach out to others who are going through something of the same. It is how we can help each other heal. Take care and many blessings to you and yours.
@Curiad, I will definitely go and have a look at your poem, too. I am so sorry for your loss. It is very fresh for you. Take care and thanks for the comment.
Denise Handlon Level 8 Commenter 13 months ago
Beautiful poem, praireprincess. I lost my mom to cancer in 2003-Christmas Day! I can relate to your feelings.