An Honest Mothers Day

It was the least
I could do
To spare you
The truth
So I bought you
A card with
Kind words and
Kind lies
Comprised
Of black ink
Like that which
Is filling
My lungs
As you read

3 comments:

Kenia Santos said...

Perfect, Sam! I guess we share the same feelings on Mothers Day. This poem touched me deeply. Thanks for sharing. Kiss you. =*

Joe Luzzi said...

Yeah i freaked out at my mom yesterday pretttty badly. oops. We still havent talked since last night ... :(

Mel said...

sometimes it is not easy having these human things we call relationships...