A mother tears.

Happy Mother day. Woman bare the glory and honor of protecting their children. Look into a eyes of a woman. You can learn a million stories of what life is.

 

       

   

         A  mother tears

She was a beauty.

My mother was 5 foot 8 inches in height.

She was a  slim young lady with dreams and hope.

She didn't listen to her parent.

She marry a man with rage and hate as his strength.

No-one would hear her cries or scream for help.

No-one would see the bruises and mental abuse given.

My step-father rarely hit her where the bruises could be seen.

He has a smile and good nature till he drank and hated everyone.

Step-father blamed the world for his screw-up life.

He told me he never had a fair chance.

His anger could not be controlled.

Wars and life left him pissed off and hateful.

I remember trying to help my mother.

I was 4 or 5 years old and try to separate and protect her.

He tossed me across the room.

She would try to fight back.

I could hear her cries as he hit her.

He was too powerful.

I was afraid even as a child he would kill her.

One evening a 23 year woman with two kids boarded

a Greyhound bus and they went to New Mexico.

She hid there doing waitress work for cash money.

We didn't come back to Michigan for years.

Step-father marry again and abused  more woman.

I learn never to hit a woman the hard way.

Back then woman didn't have safe houses.

Today I pray we don't allow fear and abuse to be hidden.

Woman and children need safe houses and protection.

    Coyote

     December 

Author's Note

Happy Mother day to my wonderful mother. She kept herself strong and positive throughout the years. We need to be thankful for someone who would risk their life so their kids could have a fair chance.

Reviews

[Valentine]

A very deep and painful write. There are so many people with a story like yours that hold it within and do not have the courage to talk about it and get help for the buried feelings they have stored. Yes, they have shelters now, where I worked in one were 18 t-shirts with a picture of the wife who did not live through their spouses abuse. Valentine

[Coyote Poetry]

Too much violence dear poet. I will never understand how a man could hurt a woman? We are raised by our mother, Grandmother and can have sisters.

[Eric Cox]

A good mother will suffer much if necessary to protect her children. That's part of what being a mother is all about. A very sad tale. Good pen on this write.

[Suzy Q]

I've been so late on my read requests! But this was touching.

[Priyankaabhilaashi]

A salute to your mother who inspite of the trials and tribulations remained the only source of your upbringing and made you strong and kind..!!!

HATS OFF..!!!!

GREAT WORDS FOR MOTHER.!!!

[Ian Faraway]

I don't know if some of the grammatical pieces were meant to be awkward but it just seemed like that to me. Anyways, other than that I can relate to a drunken father, key word drunk. This is well written with a lot of meaning behind it. J'adore.

[Jibin]

awesome but so sad. Beautiful write, and i love the way you put across-ed all those things. Love this write too....

[dreaming dame]

This is so sad! I'm so sorry that you had to go through this. I am fortunate enough to have never witnessed such hurt. Beautiful poem. :)

[SamBug]

Awe so sad....but it was sooooo beautiful! I really love your writing. You're so talented. Great job!

[emmajoy]

An extraordinarily beautiful tribute to a dear woman .. even in the ugliness of the truth of her life. How awful to know the man's hidden child remembers how it was, so that not just your mama but you bear the wounds, John. Your mother's a courageous and fine woman, and, truth be known, she reared a fine son.

[Chloe..Across the Unive..]

Coyote your mom is beautiful.
You are so right .. beautiful uplifting poem and how i wish more mothers were like yours.

Chloe