I mourn for the innocence
that to me is lost
Is there no recompenses
for what it has cost?
I mourn for a childhood
not allowed to see
For you have stolen
it away from me
I mourn the friends
you would not allow
Even though I do
have a few somehow
I mourn the time
you took from me
When you made sure
mom I couldn’t see
Now it’s your turn
time’s come to pay
And it may hurt
as I walk away
No longer will you do
things to me you’ve done
I won’t have to mourn
in the new life begun
I know that God
everything does see
And He is blessing
the life ahead of me!
Teresa Marie 9/1/11
Hold your head high, Sara! Don’t let anyone ever take that you from.
I love you more than life itself, Mom
What about God? 
lovely terry. absoloutly loved it
Thank you, Arjun! It one of the many that I’ve written for my children. Peace 🙂
So beautiful and optimistic.
Thanks so much! As long as we keep our eyes on God and not lose hope, there is every reason to be optimistic! We both have our days, but we are hanging tough. God bless…
It is so hard to say goodbye to someone so close to us but understandable as sometimes they make us feel worse than if they weren’t a part of our lives. A sad piece, thanks for the visit!
Lynn, Thanks for the comment and you are welcome. Sometimes I have to wonder if the psychological/emotion abuse is not almost worse than the physical. Bumps and bruises heal quicker than the scars. We will just do our best to love those scars away, with the help of the Lord. Thanks again.
oh Terri my dearest lady pure poetry of life and loss written so beautifully
which tells how it feels exactly.
Kevin, Thank you so much! I was blessed with a simple childhood. It pains me that none of my children were because of this one person and my involvement with them. I regret ever being with him EXCEPT for the fact that I have Sara because of it. I am hurting for her and this poem was a culmination of feelings that she has expressed to me. I’m sorry if you have had to suffer the same pain as she has. God bless, Terri