Still waiting for you, mom

Missing the love of a mother that she never knew, but needed

Still waiting for you, mom
even though I'm now grown
I'm still wishing, mom
that you will come home

for all the tears that I've cried,
still waiting for them to be dried
I'm still needing to know you
for all your love that I've been denied

Never felt your fingers, mom,
soft and warm on my damp cheeks
never felt your loving arms, mom
holding me until I fell asleep

I used to cower under the covers
fearing the monsters under my bed
I kept crying out for you, mom
to come and cradle my head

I don't remember your scent
never smelled  your perfume
I can't remember your face, mom
smiling from across the room

I never knew you,  mom
never had you for my own
I still need to know  you, mom,
even though I'm now grown.

Author's Note

ex: ignore grammar problems, what do you think of the dialogue, etc.

Reviews

[LisetteCanWrite!]

Wow.. I can relate to this ... I lived with my mom however she was always gone.. drank heavily for 10 years and from the age of 7 to 14 I became the surrogate mother to my sister and brother... made mistakes with them of course!!! too young to know how to parent.. it left scars soooo deep but then I became a stronger person in the end for it.. great depth and emotion in your piece!!! Thank you for sharing!

[Greg Skura]

This is very sorrowful and overflowing with hurt. i can understand the emotion a girlfriend from twenty or so years ago was adopted and her mother only left a letter saying she had made a mistake and had another life that could not include her. She eventually found her father but longs to at least once meet her mother. Thank You for sharing!

[~Mariposa Una Lila~]

oh honey! x0x0x0x00x may God make you smile today! x0x0x butterfly kisses to ya! x0x0x0

[just is]

Wow! This is so heart breaking and emotional, sorry about this pain.