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Grieving Mom and Dad

Haley McColley 1989 (Freeport)

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My mom and dad are in heaven with the Lord
This I cannot afford
Without my mom and dad
I am so sad
How am I ever going to survive
I just don't feel as alive
I am so numb
As small as a crumb
My mom understood me so much
She knew about mental illness and such
My dad I feel I didn't really know
Our relationship didn't grow
My mom died of breast cancer
I will always miss her
My dad committed suicide
Man, I just want to hide
Without them, I am not as shiny as a gem

About this poem

This poem was written while grieving the loss of my mom and dad.

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Written on June 28, 2020

Submitted by mccolley_h on July 19, 2021

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme AABBCCDDEEFFGGHHI
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 448
Words 101
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 17
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Haley McColley

I write poetry to cope with things. I started writing poetry when my dad passed away in 2005. I've been writing poetry since I was 16 year old. I also write poems to cope with loss of my mom in 2020 and my mental illness. more…

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