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breakfast table in an otherwise empty..........

of_the_girlof_the_girl Posts: 745
edited June 2004 in Poetry, Prose, Music & Art
subtle breakfast nook sighs of hinting sadness
breaths of despair and groans of stress
my mother sat in her old wooden chair
and breathed slowly between sips of her coffee

love that is lost can be found again
but she can't see that far through her aging eyes
and although she feels that she just wants to quit
that's when she sees herself in her children's eyes

her flowers, her wind through the trees
that's me
that's them
that's the world

crawling and climbing
through webs of disbelief
of where her life did go
of where her dreams did run away to

but love that is lost can be found again
and eyes that are blind can learn to see...

my mother, my sadness,
my pillar of strength is weakening...
so i shall be hers...
"At the touch of love, everyone becomes a poet." --Plato

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  • PearlJamDownerPearlJamDowner Posts: 170
    that was very heartfelt.
    im messed
  • JerramJerram Posts: 41
    I really like the ending...it was heart felt indeed
    "I wish I were a messenger and all the news was good" - E.V.
  • FinsburyParkCarrotsFinsburyParkCarrots Posts: 12,223
    You're on a roll, creatively, Jessie. It might be interesting for you to explore the consciousness of the mother more and more in future pieces. It's a difficult subject but your ability to express it will pay dividends to your obvious talent. Thank you for sharing this.

    :)
  • nailz100nailz100 Posts: 1,176
    my pillar of strength is weakening...
    so i shall be hers...

    I love these lines Jessie.....very strong words. Maybe I should get you to write some word for me to put music to...my words pale in comparison
    Only with our eyes closed can we truly see
  • DopeBeastieDopeBeastie Posts: 2,513
    oh yes jess...

    :D
  • KwyjiboKwyjibo Posts: 662
    to provide strength for someone else
    will provide the strength for you too
    so grab the dinner off the shelf
    and give your poor mother a little rest
    The most remarkable thing about you standing in the doorway, is that its you, and that you're standing in the doorway.

    I write down good reasons to freeze to death in my spiral ring notebook. But in the long tresses of your hair--I am a babbling brook.
  • nailz100nailz100 Posts: 1,176
    Then I shall be your pillar as well Jess...
    Only with our eyes closed can we truly see
  • SoFaithfullSoFaithfull Posts: 13
    wow, that is really moving, i can relate to that on so many levels! good job!
    Theologians, they don't know nothin about my soul
  • of_the_girlof_the_girl Posts: 745
    man you are all so great for replying and looking within to identify. i know this is something a lot of people go through... and to see you guys relating somehow to me and my lovely mom, it's awesome!! *hugs* :)
    "At the touch of love, everyone becomes a poet." --Plato

    www.myspace.com/birdinamitten
  • ISNISN Posts: 1,700
    get a smile on her face......it's so difficult when they get to that stage.....I took my dad to see Jack Nicholson films that were too loud for him on the bus....when he was in the late stages of dementia.....and then I took him in a cab to see some music and we had a beer and snax......I tried to make it easier for him.....how could it be easier.....?
    ....they're asking me to prove why I should be allowed to stay with my baby in Australia, because I'm mentally ill......and they think I should leave......
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