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A Mother's Tears, by Rosie Wee

22/7/2022

 
Silent, intruding, pulsating, you came.
Took him on the cusp of youth like a thief.
Sent voices and lies to make him comply.
Rob him of memories, leaving fragments.

There was a time he won prizes for me.
There was a time when lilting symphony
Pervaded the night, Fiddler on the Roof.
Passers-by laugh and mock, “Where is your God?”

A montage of life’s vignettes filter by.
Despondent, bewildered, I make my way.
Frigid concrete, silent, cold, looms ahead,
Fragile dewdrops trickle on nature’s palm.

If I fall on bended knees, implore you,
Schizophrenia, would you return my son?

Jim Bartlett link
22/7/2022 04:37:11 pm

Oh, my, so sad, Rosie.
Very well done
Jim

Rosie Wee
24/7/2022 06:56:17 am

Thank you, Jim. My son was stricken with schizophrenia at the age of 20

Sue Clayton
23/7/2022 04:13:56 am

Your poem conveyed this mother's deep pain so well.

Rosie Wee
24/7/2022 06:57:59 am

Thank you, Sue. My son was stricken with schizophrenia at the age of twenty.

Sandra James
27/7/2022 12:11:17 pm

My heart goes out to you, Rosie. Your honesty in writing your feelings like this is a wonderful thing and might help other parents struggling to deal with it. I used to volunteer at an outpatient's program for people with mental illness and met a number of parents who felt much like you.💛


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