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Mother's Day

Amanda East 1976 (Ogden)

Warm, hot, tears

Disbelief!

Yearning for a wish.



A pulling ring 


Something is boiling.


What?!

Did you just say that to me?

You are here!



It took years to see,


And now you have me digging through the bathroom trash.

Did you eat it when I wasn’t looking?
!
Old man,
Dead man.



That was yesterday.


And now it is Mother’s Day.



I am paying attention.



Shiny little crab

You lost your hook.


I have my heart
 back

The Truth does sting a bit
And I am reborn

A wish granted
Faith restored
Now I can feel

Warm, hot, tears.

About this poem

My sins and how they are forgiven by a gift.

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Written on May 14, 2022

Submitted by Oceanloveisland on May 25, 2024

Modified by Oceanloveisland on May 27, 2024

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Quick analysis:

Scheme Axx b b xcx cx bdd e e x xxx xx xxx A
Closest metre Iambic dimeter
Characters 598
Words 129
Stanzas 12
Stanza Lengths 3, 1, 1, 3, 2, 3, 1, 1, 5, 2, 3, 1
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Amanda East

I grew up in Utah. I have four kiddos. I am now in a healthy happy relationship. I am spiritual, but not religious. I love thinking deeply about the purpose of life. more…

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  • Oceanloveisland
    Oceanloveisland
    LikeReply27 days ago
  • JoeStrickland
    JoeStrickland
    Fantastic work
    LikeReply 127 days ago
    • Oceanloveisland
      Oceanloveisland
      LikeReply27 days ago
    • Oceanloveisland
      Oceanloveisland
      let me see if I can get this commenting thing right this time. Thank you. It means a lot coming from a mind and heart such as yours’. I changed the poem a bit because I had a birthday this last Mother’s Day. I finally understand what the Christ is and what the atonement means. The truth is in plain sight yet missed. I still can’t submit to a religion, but I’d be a fool to not hold high regard for the intelligence that knows itself so deeply it allows me to part of it. 
      LikeReply26 days ago

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