I Tried to Cry



I tried to cry, but neither eye
Would shed a single tear
The funeral was people full
Emotions were quite clear.

Alzheimer's took my mom away,
And yet I felt no grief.
The love I should have had that day
Was stolen by a thief.

Her ways with me stained everything
And so, it is still true
That fate will choose what it will bring,
And God will do that too!

About this poem

My mom was buried on 11-23-2008.

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Written on November 21, 2023

Submitted by stevec.24118 on November 21, 2023

Modified by stevec.24118 on November 21, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme XXXX ABAB CDCD
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 356
Words 78
Stanzas 3
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4

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2 Comments
  • heathert.34240
    I didn't cry at my dad's, who had died of cancer, because I knew God was with him
    LikeReply5 months ago
  • heathert.34240
    May she rest in peace.
    Memory is precious. Very moving poem
    LikeReply5 months ago

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