Broken Hearts//Poem

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Oh, Mummy!

Mummy, it's me saying hello from the other side,
On the other side of all of those good prayers,
Those good prayers you made with your mouth,
And those you wrote in the pocket jotter I carry about.

Hello from the other side of a happy ending,
From the other child that has put you to shame,
The child you always loved at the very beginning,
You ensured that her personality never brought you shame.

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You tried, you cried, Mummy you wept, you kept,
You kept the promises you made to your dying husband,
That you'll ensure we all were raised in the way of God,
Yes, even when I die I'll tell him you kept your word.

I made the plans fail with my own frail mentality,
Everything you told me I followed in negativity,
I kept my promises to you somewhere behind my actions,
And today I can boast of saying I am reaping my harvest.

Oh, Mummy!

Thanks for reading my post.



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