Mom's Love

Mom's Love

When I was young I loved my mom
In every waking minute
She was my world, my everything
To love there was no limit

A happy life, so full of joy
Never knowing doubt or pain
Our family was complete then
It hardly ever rained

Then as I grew my father died
My mother had to work
From part to full time she did change
Her duties never shirked

I saw a different side of her
It was unknown to me
A confidence, an inner strength
A safety net for me

She had a purpose in her life
To raise her kids alone
It wasn't easy, that's for sure
In keeping up their home

Three kids, no less, to raise herself
To feed, and clothe, and nurture
And pay the bills, so many bills
Preparing for their future

But as I aged, we grew apart
My friends meant more to me
She was disappointed, but
She never let me see

I thought I knew it all back then
I didn't have a clue
For what was so important then
Were things I shouldn't do

Those teenage years so full of life
Brought all their problems with them
The parties and the good times
And lies that were guilt-ridden

And so, we fought, we disagreed
We didn't get along
I'm sure you've heard it all before
That same old teenage song

But she was there through thick and thin
She always backed me up
Even when I moved away
And started "Shacking up"

A life with him away from home
Don't know if she agreed
But for a marriage with him
She never tried to plead

She didn't want to lose me
With arguments of life
She knew we'd think it over
And soon I’d be his wife

Again we talked together
Good friends we did become
We shared anew our separate lives
And learned we were still one

My family grew, we had a son
We named him for my Dad
My mother loved it, it was true
But still it made her sad

We grew in love in many ways
But life, it is too short
For she got ill and slipped away
I lost my lifelong port

And ever since, my life's become
In oh, so many ways
Incomplete and empty
Ever wishing for those days

My family's grown since then by two
More boys we have acquired
So rich and full of life and joy
They really keep me tired

I look at them and think of her
Because they have her in them
They'll never know her, this is true
But her presence is imprinted

Even now, I love my Mom
In every waking minute
She is my world, my everything
To love there is no limit

Story ID:	37
Written by:	Edie Suarez (bio, link, contact, other stories)
Organization:	Basics2Bylines - A WNY Writers' Network
Story type:	Poem
Location:	Buffalo NY USA
Year:	1995
Person:	Frances (Jurewicz) Koch