I am to expect a lot of critcism, but I'll bite the bullet and post a piece from college I wrote as an ode. I realize the rhyming is hoakie, but it is a quick read, and my most truthful yet.

"ordinary"

I was never so proud of her
She was ordinary I could've swore
I didn't know how much she could bear
As she fought for her name without a scare
Some nights I could hear her as she cried
And explained that they accused her that she lied
The most honest person I had ever known
Was fired to ensure the company's case being thrown
Her 29 years of dedication was neglected
And her numerous pleas too easily rejected
She packed up her things without another word
But left the poem "desiderata" on her cork board
I saw my mom as she lost her fight
I saw my mom in a whole new light

very cool. Have you shown it to your mom? I too have a mom poem, not my best piece but definitely one of my most important. Thanks for sharing!

for the longest time I was almost ashamed to show her, we tend to butt heads and also it's an issue we weren't allowed to speak of. For Christmas years later I gave her a copy, she cried and told me not to be ashamed to show her those such things. It was the our best moment.

And did you show your mom?

not yet, I don't see my family very often. Plus I want to tighten it up a bit. Maybe I will post it here though.

Hey welcome dude. Epiphanies are just the coolest huh? It was a pretty touching theme. Literature CAN mend wounds!.......and cause em too This could use some work though. Like going into further detail of the building the character of your mom, so that " seein her in a new light" makes it all the more significant. But thats just me, we all got diff perspectives, thanks for sharin' though