#93 I Regret

I wrote this a few days after my mother's death, after I asked God why he took her. We knew that it was going to happen but I never told her simply "I love you". I regret that, and I'm angry because of it. Each line starts with a letter of her name. That's important to me, because it's almost like she's with me in my poem.

This poem originally was published in Sad Poems - Poems about Death

I Regret

by Dreamcatcher

My God, why did you take my mother?
Angles took the wrong one - not her - another.
Regret is a feeling that I feel everyday;
You took her from me, and I didn't say -

"I Love You, Mom," in my own way;
Only to hear her say it back to me.
God, why couldn't you just let us be?
She didn't deserve to die;
Didn't deserve to be in pain,
Only to leave me here asking you why -
Night after night when I cry in vain.

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QENDRESA

aawww! poem is so sad and touched me alot even though ma mum not dead but its such a touchfull poem aaw makes me cry :( gd poem though
Kimberly Ann

This poem really touched me because I lost my mom on December 24, 2002. I can sympathize with the other voters and the author. It is the hardest thing in the world to loose your mom, especially if you are young. I was twelve, and for the past four years I have regreted not saying things that mean the most to her. But she knows all your mothers know.
starlight

i lost my mother 5 years ago today the day i found out i wasnt aloud to see her so i went to a friends and the next mornign i awoke to my father telling me she had died i never got to say i love you or goodbye and ill never forgive myself for not saying it.
DONNA

This is a beautiful poem. I lost my Mom from liver cancer on October 2004. I ask god every day why? I cry everyday, I miss her so much. If I had one wish and that would be to have my mother wih me today.
sara

im trying to find an emotional poem to recite in my 10 cp english class on friday. my mom died and i cry everynight because i'm all alone. lolz im crying right now. i've written many poems myself about death && i've had a couple published. you'res was very touching. good job =]
norvella

my mom dead this past saturday i love this poem thank you .
Ellie

i liked it because i make up[ poems all the time because my dad died when i was sixand ur poem just hit me right in the heart thank you xxx
tammy

i read your poem and it touched me greatly. i am 27 yrs old and i have recently lost my mother on September 18,2005 and i never had the chance to tell her how much i loved her or goodbye. and i regret every minute of it i wish i could get back all the moments i missed with her. but i know that isnt possible . but i also know that i will be with her once again when the angels call for me. thankyou again for such a beautiful poem.
methera

this poem touched me so deep because right now I live about 16 hours from my grandamother and she is in ICU and the doctors are not giving her long to live and I'm just hopeing that I can get there fast enough to tell her that I love her so much.
glenda

i liked this poem a lot. I feel the same way. I just lost my mother l week ago in a car accident. Everyday i ask these same things.
lorrrie

hi i really liked your peom it remind me so much of my mom i lost my mom feb. 9th of 2005 you don't really know how much you're gonna miss your mom until she's not there anymore it really hurts me i didn't get to spend the last few days with my mom she died in the hospital i had talk to her the day before she ask if i would come and see her but i didn't have a way to come and see her even though i did ask someone in my family to take me but they never did take me they told me now an the nect morning i got a call i got woke up out of my sleep and i had a phone call i went to the phone and i had to hear the news that my mom had died i just fell to the floor cryings so bad i couldn't even take care of my little girl it's just so sad i have to live without my mom thanks for such a good peom keep up the good work
falicia

i really like this poem because it explains alot of what i feel i lost my mom on jan 26 2005. so i really like it.
Sarahmae

I just lost my mom not even a month ago and I feel the pain in your poem because I have the same pain every night a burning,ripping pain that you just cant shake off. I have people telling me "its over move on" but you just cant. ne ways i felt your poem down in the depths of my soul we have made a connection.
sarah

Your poem is very touching. Im sorry to hear about you mother. I had a best friend die March 28th 04. I new her my whole life and i know how you feel. I cant relate to every bit of your pain but i know what your going through. my mom lost her mother when she was 11. Im 14 and i knew my best friend my whole entire life. I miss her so much and i bet you miss your mom more then anything. take care and keep up the poems, your a terrific writer.
vanessa

i loved this poem. i lost my dad 2 weeks ago and i feel exactly how this poem says. alot of regret and alot of asking god why did he do this to me.
Nicole

This is an exceptional poem it touched me in so many ways. My mother is not dead but upon reading your poem I realized in the 16 years of my life i have not told my mother i loved her. I couldn't imagine begining in your shoes and i am just thankful that i have a chance to say i love you to her. Thank you for opening my eyes.
Stephanie

that was a great pome i love it it made me cry i could imagine if my mom was dead .
JENNIFER

I FEEL YOUR PAIN FOR I ALSO HAVE LOST SOMEONE VERY DEAR. MAYBE THERE IS MORE TO THE DIFENETION OF WORDS. THE GREAST LOVE OF ALL COULD BE SILENT UNSPOKENLY STRONG. I LOVE YOUR NAME DREAMCATCHER SOUNDS LIKE YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TOOLS FOR THE RIGHT JOB. MY THOUGHT ARE WITH YOU.
Julia

very good
tonya

this poem fit my mom to a T she just lost her mom on feb 13,2004 this year my mammaw had it really rough last 6 months but this poem says it all. thank you

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