A Mother's Grief

A poem about grief

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A Mother’s Grief

The death of a child

For a Mother is never mild

 

At night she wakes up in a panic

Realizing her child’s life

Has ended in a way that was tragic

 

Tears roll down her face

When she remembers him playing chase

 

No matter what age the

Child is when they die

A Mother will always endlessly cry

 

How can this happen to them?

Who is responsible for these demands?

 

Death is final for this Mom

She’ll never see him grow up to be strong

 

How can she survive this difficult circumstance?

Now it will be hard to laugh or dance

 

Joy may at times light up her face

But in her heart there shall

Always be a hollow space

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Author's Note

My Grandmother used to wake up with terrible nightmares about her son being killed in a car wreck when he was in his 20's. She had these nightmares decades after he had died. I was just remembering her nightmares, that prompted this poem.

Reviews

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there is nothing worse than losing your child..heartfelt..

[Patches I'm not so new..]

By the Eternal Marie this has to be more than a coincedense I mean you coming forth with this poem and what we were discussing a short while ago.
Things do get out of kilter when a parent loses a child at no matter what age, it seems and is a very heart wrenching experence it isn't suppose to be that way it's not the natural order of things. children should outlive their parents.

[Jibey]

Saddest of experiences