To Bend

My mother has stage 4 brain tumor and she and I are in Saint Francis Hopsital and have been since the 27 of Feb.

When her thoughts were stolen by her own words,

she did not grow angry and curse her maker.

When listeners could not hear she apologized and waited,

for us to find her way.

And when the only truth could be made clear with tears, she cried.

Making us love with a steady hand and a whisper.

As the end of the road was in sight she embraced the day,

to teach us to bend

Reviews

[John Jackson (El Juero)]

My gosh, this is beautiful! The first line rivets, and the rest settles the reader into a deep contemplation of our ability to (or not to) learn from others on our journey. A sad, yet gorgeous tribute, not only to your beloved Mother, bet to you for acceptance and growth. Thank you for sharing a very personal piece of work.
Excellent.

[Carla]

The idea and message behind it is wonderful, really captivates the eye of the audience. I'm in love with your writing style!

[Cherrie Palmer]

Thank you so much Carla, I wrote this after I lost my mother.

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this is a truthful piece and straight forward.
I really thought this was amazing.
One of your best Cherrie.

[Robin]

to teach us to bend , my heart goes out to you ..

[Bonnie]

Lovely poem, meaningful content, nice rhythm. I like poems that make me think!

[The Rock And Roll Cowbo..]

This is really a moving piece... to know death is inevitable has to be the most helpless feeling.

[Tate Morgan]

We could all stand to learn to bend

[Cliff Rhodes]

Thanks for sharing this with us.

"As the end of the road was in sight she embraced the day,
to teach us to bend"

That is good advice for all of us, as we all approach too fast in that direction.

[northern monkey]

To bend, and not to yield...............thanks for sharing these profoundly beautiful thoughts at such a difficult time for you both. The love you express is timeless, selfless, and will sustain you in this hour of need. Great piece.

[.:Arianna:.]

This was stunning, i love the way you write, it touched me deeply...i wish you a lot of strength