Because of You ( A Poem For My Mom On Mothers Day)

Mothers Day Poem

You whispered the stars into the sky

at the moment of my birth

and smiled despite the pain I caused you.

 

My first words were immortalized by your response to them

and I walked because you said I could.

 

You showed me a love my father could not

and chased away my fear of….well…everything.

I can still smell that faint perfume

and feel the lipstick on my face from your kisses.             

 

I can hear in the corridors of my mind

you and your Baby Grand

impressing our guests at the dinner parties

and dad looking from afar with affection and pride.

 

 

Your walk became mine…as did your music

and the world became a song

that you taught me to sing.

 

Christmas spent driving in the better part of the city

to see the displays

and to make “Silent Night” the most comforting memory in my life.

 

Your heart was forgiving

and you never told Dad when I got caught ditching class

because you knew I was sorry and that I wanted to do good.

 

You made me read to you while you cooked

the best spaghetti on the planet

carving the myth of the Bay Leaf into my impressionable mind

and forging a future writer in the fires of that kitchen.

 

You bought me a guitar and told me that I wrote songs as good as Lennon

and I believed you

a thousand songs later … I still believe

and because of you

that’s who I am…

a musician

a poet

a dreamer

a son

a restless soul with a want for love

and the courage to look within.

 

 

I miss you Mom

but I carry you with me

in my virtue

and I hear your voice

in the good of my heart

and I love the right way

 

…because of you.

 

Happy Mothers Day

 

 

 

Reviews

[Scott "Sage" Goodenough]

Very well written, and touching. I wish I could write something like this :) Your mother should be proud.