Love Poem: Maternally Yours
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Written by: Thomas King

Maternally Yours

Sorrowful kisses 
Placed on a tearful cheek 
Flushed with pain and sadness

Comforting arms 
Embrace a quivering body 
Left shaking with fear and loneliness

Sympathetic words 
Caress throbbing ears 
As the cries of heartache echo within

Gentle hands 
Wipe weeping eyes 
That no longer behold 
The beauty of ones self-worth 

A hopeful smile 
Given to a once laughing face 
Which now only frowns 
With despair and confusion 

Understanding silence 
Given to impart empathy and love 
As only a mother can do 

To mend a daughter’s first heartbreak