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Things I Never Told My Mother
by Joan SerratelliDear Ma
Tomorrow is the
anniversary
of the day
you passed away
I will never forget
the phone call
I got early
that day
I can remember
so clearly
the voice on the phone
"Your Mother passed away
in her sleep
We found her
dead this morning"
"Was it peaceful?"
I asked
(that was very important
to me)
"Yes", she said
I was glad
she wasn't in pain
I had seen her
the night before
she knew her time
was near
"I cannot live
forever" she said
She knew
and I did too
I never really told her
how much she meant
to me
I never really told her
how much I loved her
how much I appreciated
the sacrifices she
made for me
I never told her
how much I admired
her strength;
her inability
to give up
Dear Ma
please forgive me
I don't blame you
for what's happened
to me
You tried your best
and my only regret
is that you never knew
just how much
I loved you
and always will
I'll remember
to light a candle
I'll remember
to say the prayer
I'll stand there
and cry
and you'll look down
and say
"Be strong"
just like you
always did
 04/08/2009 Author's Note: Tomorrow is the anniversary of my Mom's death. She just never new how much I loved her- my regret
I LOVE YOU MA!
Posted on 04/08/2009
Copyright © 2026 Joan Serratelli
| Member Comments on this Poem |
| Posted by Gabriel Ricard on 04/08/09 at 03:49 PM Well said. |
| Posted by Charlie Morgan on 04/08/09 at 04:54 PM ...very well said, indeed...coulda been penned by many YET you wrote these words, Anne Dillard says 'it's so nice to read a beautiful line of words, ahhh but it's so much better to have written them.' touche on that. |
| Posted by Kris Mara on 04/08/09 at 07:48 PM a beautiful and moving tribute. |
| Posted by Genevieve Sturrock on 04/08/09 at 08:08 PM i was just talking to my mom...thanks for the reminder. lovely tribute and i'm sure she knew! |
| Posted by Razel Davies on 04/13/09 at 03:21 PM With caring and love as powerful as that, i'm sure she knew. Even if it wasn't said, it couldn't have gone unnoticed. |
| Posted by A. Paige White on 05/28/10 at 03:36 AM Thank you for this, Joan. I'm living with my mom and able to show her the love she needs so desperately right now. Your poem reminds me what a priceless treasure it is. |
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