Pain is watching your mother take her last breath <br />Pain is seeing the doctor announce her death <br />They said she could hear, till the very last <br />Whispering I love you mom, I forgive you for the past <br />Trying to hold back emotion, biting my lip <br />Knowing any moment she'd be taking that trip <br />Fighting back the tears, I was totally numb <br />Chewing on my fingernails and biting on my thumb <br />The time passed so slowly, while I was in shock <br />I'd sit weeping for a while and then take a walk <br />Oh mother don't leave me, I just found your love <br />I knew it had to end, she was needed above <br />Her suffering finally ended, late one night <br />Angels took her home, when she gave up the fight <br />Now all I'm left with, are many memories of pain <br />The nursing home killed her, cause her to be slain <br />I will fight till the end, for her you see <br />I don't have dementia, they'll have to deal with me <br />You love them and you think you give them the very best <br />It's a home of horrors, by now you've guessed <br />They made plenty of money, for her to stay <br />Closing them down is what I pray!<br /><br />Donna Nimmo<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/mothers-horror/
