Poetic Dreams - Other's Poems - Ungrateful Child - by: Meridian Zuriel - submitted: 18 May 2006 - Category: Families

I say I love you, still I’m disobedient
I speak on this word, but I lack the ingredient
I say you matter to me, still I’m hardheaded
I give you kisses and still go against what you’ve embedded
I write you loving poems, I say I appreciate all you’ve done
Still I’m rebellious, so my words are zero to none
You provide a roof over my head, still I talk back
You buy me needs and desires along with little knickknacks

You bought me wheels, and paid for my way
And no doubt, you’d probably die just so I could live another day
All this lip service I do when I say I love you
Still I haven’t put it into action, because my ways aren’t new
Sweet words can roll off my lips like dew
And can sound so compassionate, honest, and true
Nevertheless, those messages and speeches are meaningless
When everyday, the behavior displayed isn’t my best

Those 250 word letters, those moving presentations
The tears that well up in my eyes when I read my dedications
I’m just wasting your time and mine’s
If I only know how to bring hailstones instead of sunshine
Those “hugs” might as well have been a “touch”
My complaints are frequent, so they don’t amount to much
I know you deserve a much better child than me
Because of my smart mouth, you’ve suffered anxiety

I don’t know if I should say, Happy Mother’s Day
If none of what I say has come into play
However, deep down I have a special place for you
I guess I’m just flapping my jaws here too?
I can be a much better kid, minus all the excuses and justifications
Regardless of how much I get mad, and try to blame it on menstruation
I should reverse back to the past, before this temper gets out of control
So that the next time I say, “I love you”, it’ll be from the soul

Well, this project is finally done. I've been meaning to do this poem a while back, but another thought for a poem kept popping up. So roughly, this poem is about five or six months old. This poem is like a sad story about a teenager writing a "Happy Mother's Day" letter to her mother, acknowledging her insolence and impudence she's given her mother throughout the years.... now that it's starting to catch up with her, she's reconsidering making a change for good. Five letters haunt her in bed each night. G-U-I-L-T.

My start to writing short stories that will hopefully help me in the near future, when I head to Journalism school. Cross your fingers Meri.

Catyrose (128.123.220.54) -- Wednesday, May 17 2006, 11:08 pm

Very realistic
portrayal of a teen growing up and seeing the error of her ways. My own daughters though in their early twenties regretted their teenage behaviors and offered a real life apology similar to the one you've created here. I really enjoyed reading your words. Very real and well written. Best of luck to you in journalism school. I'm sure you'll outshine them all :)

Meridian (64.12.116.5) -- Thursday, May 18 2006, 10:30 pm

Thank You Caty
Thanks Catyrose for the compliment and the best wishes! I'm gonna have to hustle and pray hard...lol. I need some work on my writings/stories as far as indentation, citation, and structure goes...and other things.... Thanks again Caty!

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