A Mother's love and her ultimate sacrifice
Kharelle Joy C. Remorosa 2008 (Abra Provincial Hospital)
Drove her girls home from school that Day
Seemed like just another day
She always liked their after-school song
But she woke up that day feeling something wrong
Turned the corner, opened the garage door
Someone was lying in the pool on the floor
She saw through the glass it was her mate
The gun and whiskey sealed his sad fate
Anguish erupted with bile aftertaste
Her love and dreams in an instant erased
She suffered in circles of emotional pain
Haunted by visions of those crimson stain
She couldn't allow her daughters to see
Whisked them away but had nowhere to flee
Left with no choice but to live in her dad's home
A widowed disaster, afraid and alone
Returned to his daily, drunken abuse
She had no escape, felt there was no use
Beaten and battered in alcohol rants
Her girls tucked in hiding like terrified ants
She searched for and found a disastrous release
To stop the voice, make the tolling bell cease
A bar she could run to, where she could hide
Kindred spirits in glasses inside
Sat down by a man with crystal eyes
She returned his gaze with trembling thighs
He swept her away in a satin embrace
Her heart raced in circles, a lost paper chase
Months passed by from that one-night affair
A son grew inside her, a gift of despair
Shamed by a bar parking conception stain
But her love for him could not be restrained
She wanted him to live, to be set free
To receive the gift of a new destiny
Not doomed to suffer with her in that cell
Sentenced to live out a bottomless hell
At birth, she sobbingly gave him away
A living abortion, a love castaway
The rest of her life spent in tortured wonder
Whatever happened to her boy's blunder?
Decades passed by, then a stranger's letter
She hoped for once it was something better
She fainted after she read what it said
Flooded by the dam that burst in her head
It was a note from her son, and it began
with comfort, he'd grown up a contented man
Concluded with love to her he hoped it would suffice
"Thank you, Mama, for your sacrifice"
About this poem
The poem narrates a tragic and emotional story of a woman who experiences loss, pain, and sacrifice. It begins with her going about her daily routine, picking her daughters up from school, only to find her husband dead in their home. This event sets off a chain of events that leads her down a difficult and painful path. She moves in with her father to protect her daughters from witnessing the aftermath of her husband's death. However, she soon finds herself trapped in her father's abusive cycle. She turns to alcohol to escape her reality and eventually has a one-night stand that results in a pregnancy. Feeling shame and despair, she gives her child up for adoption, hoping to save him from the life she's trapped in. Decades later, she receives a letter from her son, now a grown man, expressing gratitude for her sacrifice. The poem ends with a sense of closure and redemption, as the woman realizes her pain and loss may have ultimately given her son a better life. more »
Written on April 12, 2024
Submitted by kharellejoyr on April 12, 2024
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | AABB CCDD EEFF GGXX HHGX IIJJ KKLL MMFX GGNN AAOO OOPP QQRR |
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Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 2,004 |
Words | 385 |
Stanzas | 12 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
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