Mamma

As I shed a single tear
I stare at the screen
Wondering how you could be so mean
To show not one ounce of care
I need you there for me
Mamma, why can't you see
I need you to be there
As I walk down the Isle
With my cap and gown
Waiting for my name to be called
I want you to be there
As I walk across the stage
When I'm handed my diploma
I wan't to turn towards you
Smiling " Mamma I did it... Your Baby Girl Graduated High School"
I want you to watch as I turn my tassel from left to right
for you to see me toss my hat up into the air
As I cheer and cry while I sing the school Alma mater
One last time as a student at Toronto High School
But as I look at your message on the screen
I shed a single tear...
knowing you will not be there.

Reviews

[Taino]

I can feel your pain and disappointment. The reader can see you sitting in front of the screen hoping & wishing that she will be there. I left hoping that she would be there for you.

[Karen Redburn]

Oh this is so sad. Yes a mother should be there to share in the joy's and heartaches of a child. When they are not it is so painful. Such honest words in this poem, superb write my friend!