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December 17, 2008
By AmbRawr BRONZE, Allentown, Pennsylvania
AmbRawr BRONZE, Allentown, Pennsylvania
3 articles 0 photos 19 comments

Favorite Quote:
We choose the love we think we deserve ~The Perks


And I remember she wouldn’t wake up.
Her lips were mushed together in a
Horrible shade of red
They buried my mother in a white dress
And red lips.
And she couldn’t see.
Where are your glasses, Mommy?
And still at sixteen I bring them to my face
And peer through the distorted murky lenses
To see what she saw
Maybe one day …
And I remember it hitting me
Like it does every day
When I hear them all talk and complain about their
“Horrible” mothers
What’s it like to have a mother
I’d give anything to know,
Or at least for them to know how lucky they are.
They know.
And I remember she wouldn’t sit up
And I dreamed of a stuffing machine because
Someone whispered by my ear she was
Cut in half and stuffed
And it made no sense
And still at sixteen I wonder
What happened to my mother?
And I remember her faintly
She doesn’t even smile in my dreams anymore
And I wonder if she’ll ever be proud of me
If she’d ever approve of me
And who I’ve become
The things I’ve seen
The things I’ve done
And I remember her singing
Though I can’t hear her voice
The only happy Christmas I hold on to
Every year
Maybe one day it’ll come back
I used to think
Maybe one day she’d come back
And still at sixteen I hope
Maybe one day she’ll come back …
And I remember she wouldn’t wake up
Not even to say good-bye.



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TaurusGal GOLD said...
on Mar. 27 2012 at 3:18 am
TaurusGal GOLD, Hong Kong, Other
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Wow... I felt the emotion... It was so great.  One of my  favourite work.

on Mar. 25 2012 at 6:59 pm
Shortty1314 GOLD, Fox Lake, Illinois
14 articles 2 photos 34 comments

Favorite Quote:
"What, do you really think I was
strong enough to handle it?
If you did, then sweetie, you
don't know me at all.
These "smiles" are fake.
Just another lie people bought.
You will never know the disaster
that's behind them." -Anonymous

very emotional :( i can really relate..but in a different way !! great job !!

on Mar. 15 2012 at 10:16 am
HannahBelle PLATINUM, Effie, Louisiana
30 articles 0 photos 13 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the world." ~ Albert Einstein

This made me cry! It was so good and emotional. Love it!!!!

writer3499 said...
on Mar. 11 2012 at 2:17 pm
This is really great! It was so emotional...love it!!

on Mar. 11 2012 at 9:52 am
Let-Love-In PLATINUM, Chester, Connecticut
27 articles 0 photos 17 comments

Favorite Quote:
"You fail only if you stop writing."

i dont even know what to say, this made me cry. you are so talented and no one should ever take anyone for granted, because they could be gone the next day. sad, emotional, beautiful, amazing work. 

on Mar. 11 2012 at 3:31 am
AugustSummerFling PLATINUM, Mylapore, Chennai, Other
35 articles 0 photos 265 comments

Favorite Quote:
'For you, a thousand times over.' - Hassan, The Kite Runner

A professional writer is an amateur who didn't quit.

this is beautiful <3 love this piece!!!

on Feb. 25 2012 at 6:40 pm
MeHeartYou SILVER, Springfield, Virginia
5 articles 0 photos 6 comments

Favorite Quote:
I'm selfish, impatient and a little insecure. i make mistakes, I'm out of control. But if you can't handle me at my worst, you don't deserve me at my best! :)

by the end of this, i was waiting for the tears to fall from my eyelids....

love you mom<3


on Feb. 25 2012 at 5:01 pm
Ginga-Ninga GOLD, N/A, Minnesota
13 articles 3 photos 44 comments

Favorite Quote:
Never Question Yourself. If someone tells you to change, stay exactly who you are. No one should ever try to change you.

I love my mother so much, and I hope I never lose her! I understand love and loss my great grandmother tought me alot and then died last year. I think your piece was written beautifully... Keep writing! :)

on Feb. 20 2012 at 6:42 pm
phlogiston ELITE, Hermitage, Tennessee
224 articles 0 photos 117 comments

Favorite Quote:
"A day without laughter is a day wasted" -Charlie Chaplin

This is so good! And just so sad. Wow.

on Feb. 18 2012 at 8:43 pm
Garrett93 SILVER, Oshkosh, Wisconsin
9 articles 0 photos 2 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Life is the childhood of our immortality" Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Very well written! Your descriptions provide great imagery. If you have time, please check out some of my work and let me know what you think of them. Keep writing!

on Feb. 18 2012 at 7:38 pm
randilee BRONZE, Papillion, Nebraska
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Favorite Quote:
"People that are at a loss for words find a way to make themselves heard." - Unknown

This is wonderful. You are a very talented writer.

on Feb. 18 2012 at 2:25 am
CoolBreeze PLATINUM, Winnemucca, Nevada
21 articles 0 photos 36 comments

Favorite Quote:
The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man who lives fully is prepared to die at any time. ~Mark Twain

This is so beautiful.

on Feb. 10 2012 at 3:03 am
Margaret252 SILVER, Thrichur, Other
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Favorite Quote:
why are you trying to fit in when you were made to stand out???

jst cant stop readin it over again..simply beautiful

on Feb. 7 2012 at 6:54 pm
Shahiro PLATINUM, Johnston, Iowa
20 articles 2 photos 262 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Soon we must all choose between what is right and what is easy." - Dumbledore (Goblet of Fire)

i think this poem is amazing; it's just beautiful!!

on Feb. 6 2012 at 2:38 pm
Hailstorm13 SILVER, Waukesha, Wisconsin
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This poem is sad, but very well written. I cannot relate to the narrator but reading this had the imagry that helped me to better understand it

on Feb. 6 2012 at 2:29 pm
ghostbones BRONZE, Waukesha, Wisconsin
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This is a really wonderful poem. It makes me view my mother in a new light.

on Feb. 2 2012 at 3:36 pm
peacelovelife SILVER, Berkeley, California
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This is incredible. You are very talented

Inksy SILVER said...
on Feb. 1 2012 at 1:30 am
Inksy SILVER, A, Utah
7 articles 0 photos 89 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Three can keep a secret if two of them are dead"
~Benjamin Frankiln
"Love? Above all things I believe in love. Love is like oxygen. Love is a many splendored thing. Love lifts us up where we belong. All you need is love."
~Moulin Rouge

Yeah, this is definitely going on my favorites.

Inksy SILVER said...
on Feb. 1 2012 at 1:29 am
Inksy SILVER, A, Utah
7 articles 0 photos 89 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Three can keep a secret if two of them are dead"
~Benjamin Frankiln
"Love? Above all things I believe in love. Love is like oxygen. Love is a many splendored thing. Love lifts us up where we belong. All you need is love."
~Moulin Rouge

Wow. Just.. wow. I got chills reading this. This is raw, honest, and simply incredible. Keep writing (:

on Jan. 30 2012 at 10:01 am
PrincessJuliet, Trophy Club, Texas
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Such a good poem:) it makes me understand how life is so precious and that i should charish every moment!