Dear mom
Hope all is fine and well
As you shine and dwell
In your sweat’s well
That ensured I grew and dined well
And with morality shelled
All I have is sweet memories
That in my mind are memoirs
Of your stories and advices
That vices I would not devise.
And always to make me wise
What of the sweet dishes?
That you took so long to prepare
In small in quantity, you equally shared.
On my homecoming night
To party, I was lured
With fun joy and happiness assured
But life never insured
As the night grew old
Drinking my friends started
But soberness I ensured
In my mind, your advice reverberated
As I was laughed scorned
Just because I never joined
How could I betray you mother?
After all you taught me.
But I unfortunately fell to the pressure
For they said it was leisure
Without measure
The party was over
And was time to come to you mother
With the hope of you seeing
And my new car showing
In me pride finding
My siblings delighting and encouraging.
At the junction,
To the wheel, I clung
Hardly seeing but never blank
Red, orange, green it was time to go
Suddenly screeching and a deafening thud
That severe pain into my body instilled.
Into the ditch I now laid
All I could hear were moans and groans
As I drowned in my own blood
NO! NO! NO! NO!
Now on this death bed I lay
He can’t live long I hear the medic say
All I can do is hope and pray
That I may see another day
Sorry to say
On this bed lay
But in whatever may
Mom, please don’t cry
As I say goodbye
You were always there
When I needed you most.
Am sorry for the pain
I caused you vain.
Tell my brothers to be brave
For alcohol never to crave,
Even if my life I cannot save
Theirs I promise to keep safe
Them I still love
All I ask of you mother
Is that, me you forgive.
When I am gone
Engrave this letter on my grave
