Mother Poem by James Casey

Mother

To look at her, you'd think, my mother's great
From the day I was born she'd keep me straight
But, I didn't have a mother to comfort me
Never had a father no matter what you see

I needed my mother to be my best friend
Instead she stayed away just round the bend
She says she has always loved me dearly
Today, I seem to see things much more clearly

Alone, I learned the the world is cold
That's why all my life I've seemed so bold
Arrogance, to all, is always what I sold
To hide the fear that must be controlled

Fear of failure, and again, to be sent away
This fear stays within me still this day
I have failed them both, no matter how I try
There's smiles outside, all the while, inside I cry

Jim 1955