Mom by Nicole Garcia

#28 Mom

I wrote this during my first year at college while I was four hours away, and began to realize how great moms really are.

This poem originally was published in Poems on Life - Family Poems

Mom

by Nicole Garcia

When I was little and I cried
You lovingly held me, and let the last tear fall,
When I would scrape my knee
You'd bandage it up and say "be careful".
When my birthday was horrible, you smiled
And promised the next would be perfect.
When I would lose my temper,
You had a way to calm me down.
When my friends left me behind,
You gave me ice cream and said
"they'll come around"
When I had a nightmare
You'd tuck me in your bed and
Reassured me you'd never let harm find me.
When my 7th grade crush liked another,
You made me see it was his loss.
When it was my sweet 16
You threw me a party fit for a princess.
And made it a day I would always remember.
When the love of my life left me alone,
So sweetly you said, "This too shall pass."
When I broke your heart with disappointment
You came to me and said, "I still love you".
I know that you think that I forgot all this,
And take all you sacrificed for granted,
But that's just not true.
At times I'm stubborn, as well as you,
But never doubt for half a second that
I love you.
Although I am growing up and someday soon,
I'll have to bandage my own knee,
You'll always be the bet mother.
And I'll always be your little girl.

46 Visitor Comments (from the Voting form)

alicia

the poem is cool so cool
amanda

Recently my mother and I haven't been getting along, and I read this poem, and I actually started to cry. It made me realize, even with all that we have gone through, we will always love each other.
salma

nice poem
jat

one of the poems i liked most,congrats! I LOVE IT YOU DID IT WELL.
Amy

Oh my God! I really love this poem I even did a retold to it! Its so good! Ill give you your props!
lozz

i loved it it me cry coz i never had a mum when i was growing up
shirley

it was so good i liked it a lot!
Ong

I am a freshman college, married and only see my mother once a year, i cry when i read this poem. i love it so much. it touch my heart.
natasha

I thought it was great it even made me cry because reminded me how much i care about my and that know matter what i will always be her little girl great job Nicole always Natasha McCullough
annacelia

your poem is sooo beautiful. the way your mother cared for you, the way she loves you and you love her. i never had a mother like that, but my mother now is great but she didn't know me until i was 16 so she may love me now but your poem made me feel like this is how all mothers need to be with their daughters unfortuneately their not.
Danielle

i would like 2 vote for your poem i was very touched by it cause me and my mum have had a lil ups and down and this poem says it all well i really did like this poem xxxxx
Robyn

i loved ur poem, my mom died of cancer on my 16th birthday this september it made me cry because moms are amazing and i wont have 1 to be there the rest of my life
anna

wow , i cant belive how beautiful that poem is. i feel exactly the same way about my mom. thank you so much for writing that poem about moms. it really touched me. thank again
Cia

this poem is so special to me it touched me so much
bailey

i think this poems is really great thanks for putting it here!
megan

i loved this poem! it touched me because i can relate to it me and my mom are just the same i love her so much and remember all these things
tanka

it was quit touching
Josie

I really liked this poem it was really sweet and it came from the heart! :)
mandy

this touched my heart because my mom has been diagnosed with breast cancer and they cannot do a thing for her and i wish now that i am grown i could do for her what she did for me growing up.
nicole

heya, i think that your poem is beautiful i am sat in tears writing this because it makes me feel so much, you see me and my mum fight and fall out alot but i am stubborn and so is she but shes always right . and so are you. everything you said in your poem was too true . well done it made me realise not to take my mum for granted! :o)
amanda

THIS POEM TOUCHED ME ITS BEAUIFUL!
m

i like this poem a lot. it's true.
Julia

This is such a true poem for me and my mom because my mom has been there for me through all of my life. She would do anything for me and and she is my best friend.
jessica

i thought that this was a great pome keep up the good work.
Denise

I loved it!
Erica

This poem was realgood it reminds me of me and my mom. also the rough times we had together. Nice poem keep them goin.
Amanda

I loved it it is so sweet
Leean

This poem was really good to it showed love and care it is great.
kiestin

this poem is a inpreation to me and i liked it alat and i want to be a poem writer when i grow up
aura

it was great, i really liked it
Miranda

I love it I am looking for a poem to give to my mom well not my blood mom but my foster mom. She has done a lot for me and is still helping me in any way she can. Im only 15 so I want to show her how much I am thankful for it in any way I can!
Jen

Wonderful! I'm a lot older than you and have been bandaging my own kids' knees for a long time now, but this poem is how I feel about my own mother.
naila

i really like this poem its amazing the reason why i like this peom and why i am voting for this poem is that this poem really touches the heart my mother is no more she died last year and i miss her so much i love her so much no body even can not imagine about it i know now she is no more but she is still in my heart for me my mother was the most preciuos thing on earth this poem really describes my real feelings
Joanne

Having lost my mom recently. Its amazing how much the little things that we took for granted now means soooooo much. Your poem reminded me of this and being a poet myself I couldn't have put it better.
SaVannah

I REALLY LOVED THIS POEM. IT REMINDS ME OF MY MOM THAT I LOVE AND CARE FOR SO MUCH. IT WAS BEAUTIFUL.
monineath

your poem touches my heart, I love it! I love my mom too.
Diana

This poem had a feeling of pure love and real sincere feelings, and the last three lines were the best. I feel the same way, even though im growing up and my mother grows older, she'll still be the best mother, and i'll still be her little girl.
Lakia

I really love your poem about moms
kathy

your poem was really nice i kind of understand your feeling i dont leave with my mom and its really hard to leave without her i love her alot , but you poem was great it made me cry.
Jen

my moms died 7 months ago of an accedental drug over dose she was my best friend she was disabled and was prescribed alot of medicine and so whenever she was awake i was with her every moment i could be with her and there is no one in the world like a girls mom no matter what fights they get into and that poem really truely touched me in many ways
Christina

I absolutely adored this poem. It reminded so much of the relationship that my mother and I share. It was so touching that I begun to cry.
anomoyous

great poem
danielle

this is the most beautiful poem I have ever read and it explains exactly how I feel about my mommy.
Amy

I just love this poem and moms. I had a mom and she died when I was I the eighth grade, and I miss her a lot.
LaTasha

This poem is so very true. I think it touched me so much because I was adopted and could have been left wondering why my biological mother left me to stand alone but instead I was blessed with a grandmother that was willing to take me in and become the mother that I probably would have never had. This is a really beautiful and touching poem that tells it like it is for me.
Jennifer

I loved this poem. Of all the poems i've ever found here on the internet, this was the one that best described me and my mom. This was the best.

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