Do It! Pen Pal Poem

My Letter:

Dear Mom,

I know you’re here with me as I write this, but not physically. It feels like you are so far away, but also like you’re right next to me. I don’t remember the moment that I figured out you had gone. Was I told, or did I figure it out on my own?  I’ve even forgotten when I started liking Spawn. I hope you can see that I’ve grown. I didn’t anticipate getting this far. My mind and heart feel like they are covered in tar. Darkness, heaviness, and pain. I know it isn’t always visible, but I constantly lament. Sometimes, my speech turns into strain. Maybe if I could see your smile, I’d be more content. Nana, Pop and I miss you very much. We wish we could give you hugs, kisses and such. There is definitely more I could say, but I’m trying to keep my emotions at bay.

My Poem:

Dear Mom    

I know you’re here

With me

As I write this

But not physically

It feels like you are so far away

But also like you’re right next to me

I don’t remember

The moment that I figured out

You had gone

Was I told

Or did I figure it out

On my own

I’ve even forgotten

When I started

Liking Spawn

I hope

You can see

That I’ve grown

I didn’t anticipate

Getting this far

My mind and my heart

Feel like they are covered

In tar

Darkness

Heaviness

And pain

I know it isn’t always

Visible

But I constantly lament

Sometimes my speech

Turns into strain

Maybe if I could see

Your smile

I’d be

More content

Nana

Pop

And I

Miss you very much

We wish we could give you

Hugs

Kisses

And Such

There is definitely more

I could say

But I’m trying

To keep

My emotions

At bay