A Grandmothers Cry

5 Comments

Tags:
  • Family

    A Grandmothers Cry

    A GRANDMOTHERS CRY
    Current mood: hopeful
    Category: Writing and Poetry


    ♥ A GRANDMOTHERS CRY ♥

    OH I DO SO TRY TO UNDERSTAND WHY

    I CAN'T SEE HIM GROW,

    OR HOW HE IS I DO NOT KNOW,

    FOR I DON'T GET TO SEE HIS SMILE,

    HE MADE BEING A GRANDMOTHER WORTHWHILE,

    FOR I DON'T GET TO SEE HIM ANYMORE,

    CAN'T SHE SEE MY HEART IS BROKEN AND TORE,

    THIS IS A GRANDMOTHERS CRY

    PLEASE LET ME SEE HIM CHANGING EVERYDAY,

    LET ME KISS HIS HURTS AWAY,

    I DO NOT KNOW ABOUT TOMMORROW FOR ALL I HAVE IS TODAY,

    PLEASE GOD LET ME GET TO SEE HIM AGAIN SOMEDAY,

    I MISS HIM SO MUCH IT'S HARD TO UNDERSTAND ,

    WHY A GRANDMOTHER CAN'T BE THERE WHEN HER GRANDCHILD NEEDS A GRANDMOTHERS HAND,

    OH I DO SO TRY TO UNDERSTAND THE REASON WHY A GRANDMOTHER HAS TO TO CRY,

    ALL I WANT IS TO LOVE HIM AND BE THERE,

    GOD ALL I WANT TO DO IS SHOW HIM I CARE,

    I REFUSE TO SEE MY LIFE WITHOUT HIM THERE,

    I KNOW THAT YOU CAN ANSWER ALL MY PRAYERS,

    GOD I WILL NOT LET THIS BE THE DEVILS BAIT TO TRY TO MAKE ME WANT TO HATE

    SO I WILL KEEP THE FAITH THAT YOUR ANSWER WILL NEVER BE LATE,

    GOD I REALLY NEED HIM TO KNOW HE'S ALWAYS WITH ME EVERYWHERE I GO,

    IN MY THOUGHTS AND IN MY PRAYERS HIS NEEDS WILL ALWAYS BE THERE,

    OH I DO SO TRY TO UNDERSTAND THE REASONS WHY ,

    A GRANDMOTHERS CRY IS TO LOVE HIM

    AND BE A PART OF HIS LIFE,

    IT HURTS LIKE SOMEONE CUT MY HEART WITH A KNIFE,

    OH GOD PLEASE LET HER SEE THAT ONE DAY SHE COULD BE ME.

    SHE WILL BE A GRANDMOTHER SOMEDAY AND I HOPE THAT SHE WILL NEVER HAVE TO SAY,

    THIS IS A GRANDMOTHERS CRY AND HAVE TO WONDER WHY.

    WRITTEN BY ROSE HULKER SEPT.18 2008

    Poem Comments

    (5)

    Please login or register

    You must be logged in or register a new account in order to
    leave comments/feedback and rate this poem.

    Login or Register

    shakeme4life commented on A Grandmothers Cry

    09-28-2010

    Great poem , i know this will change some perspective of parents....

    magicmanzz commented on A Grandmothers Cry

    06-08-2009

    i'm not a grandfather but i am a father and i know how you feel my kids are grown and gone out of the house i dont see them very often and i wish they would have stayed young

    Laurie commented on A Grandmothers Cry

    02-11-2009

    I can relate in many ways...HUGS

    kenparme commented on A Grandmothers Cry

    12-10-2008

    This is a beautiful poem.I have a few grandkids myself and I couldn't imagine what it would be like to not see them. Very moving.

    Poetry is not a turning loose of emotion, but an escape from emotion.

    T. S. Eliot (1888-1965) American-English poet and playwright.

    rosebud61’s Poems (1)

    Title Comments
    Title Comments
    A Grandmothers Cry 5