A letter to my teen
I miss you
all I want to say is
I
miss
you.
*
all I want to do is
hold you
in my arms and
kiss away all your fears.
*
just for a little while;
it's been so long.
*
I miss being the first person
you run to with good news.
I miss being the last one to
say goodnight.
*
I miss just hanging out,
but your room is your fortress,
your safe haven;
that's what I used to be.
*
I miss knowing everything about
your day,
now I just get a hi and bye.
*
your friends,
your sports,
your games,
your phone,
your job;
they all come before me now.
*
mommy has changed to mom.
*
and even though my heart is breaking,
I'm still here
cheering you on,
looking out for you,
standing silently in your corner,
waiting for you to need me.
*
waiting for you to miss me back.
*
I know it's just a transition,
a learning phase,
a time for you to spread your wings.
and the adult you and I will
have something new,
and I'll love that too.
*
but there will always be a part of me
that can't help remember
your chubby cheeks,
your innocent smile,
dirt on your knees,
and wild abandon in your heart;
I long for those days with you.
*
I know they're in the past
and I know I need to move forward;
I just want to move forward with you.
*
no matter if I'm mother,
mommy or
mom,
I will love you–
always.
* * *
author's note: if you can relate to this in any way, I feel for you–hang in there. I cried the entire time I wrote this piece. I do have kids on the other side with that new normal, but gheesh, getting there is hard on a momma's heart.
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This is so heartfelt and even though I don’t yet have kids, you expressed this so wonderfully, honestly, purely… that I feel like I can begin to imagine how it must feel (even though I know I can’t). I think about my mom and what she went through with my three brothers, and my heart pangs with gratitude and also with guilt. Motherhood truly must be so difficult in so many ways. Working with kids has made me ponder what it would be like for a long time. ❤️ Wonderful and emotional poem, thank you for sharing!
Lord and I cried reading it! Love, love, LOVE LOVE this one!!
Beautiful, warm and very special!!!!
I don't have kids, but this reminded me of my mom, full of life and healthy, when I was younger. I am currently having to take care of her. She got a form of meningitis that attacks the brain. Which is on top of her MS!
I’m there now with a newly 13 year Old but he at least still depends on me for rides, money, and food. Which can feel empty. There’s a small amount of tenderness but I feel it slipping away for the things you mentioned. I do have a 23 year old son but he’s in another state and so it’s hard as well!! Love to you momma!!
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Oh no, please don't cry 🥺 I'm single without kids, so I don't exactly know how that feels. But I'm so glad you could express your emotions through poetry
Beautiful, Warming, tearjerking...and exactly how I felt when my children were growing up.
Emotional, tender, heartfelt. loving it!!!
Beautiful and touching.
Great job. Definitely feel that one! Yes! Mom to seven, grandmother to 26, and great-grandmother to 9! Some are steps and bios. All precious in my heart. They do come back as adults. I am going to watch my two-year-old granddaughter while her mom is out of town and her dad is playing hockey! Grandma can do that and I will love it!
Sad yet beautiful.