From one mothers point of view

I used to be a mother,
'til my sons got took away.
And it's with the greatest irony,
I found out on this day.

You see it was three years ago,
I found out they won't be back,
they died together brothers,
on the streets of old Iraq.

So this day for me is different,
and I know I'm not alone.
I join a group of shattered moms,
who's children won't be home.

But I know my sons they think of me,
looking down from up above,
though I'll never get another card,
I'll always have their love.

So to all the moms out there I say,
be your children young or old,
their love will far outlast,
any card or gift you hold.

I know I'll see them when I die,
then once more they'll take my hand.
Until then, mothers old and new,
love your children while you can.

Author's Note

I wanted my 2010 Mothers Day poem to server as a reminder that some mothers won't be getting a card this year.

Reviews

[NoneOfYourBusiness akaK..]

you paint heartbreak with a soft and sorrowful stroke~ beautifully presented poetic~

[Jessie Sianodel]

beautiful, and really sad......nothing can prepare anyone to losing someone so important, especially after waiting so long for them to be coming back and finding out they won't be..........it's horrible.