Listening To My Mom Poem by Randy McClave

I should had listened to my mother
But, of course I never did,
She cared for me more than any other
But, her I ignored and from her I hid.
She told me never to play with matches
So, of course I never listened and I got burnt,
Now I wear all my burns and other scratches
From not listening to my mom, I learnt.
She told me that I must finish high-school
But, for any school I was too smart,
Then I couldn't find myself a job, I was the fool
So, now my learning again it must start.
Mom always told me never to smoke
So, I smoked a pack of cigarettes every day,
Then I had myself a stroke
How I wished to mom's words I did obey.
She told me to always to save my money
So, I ignored her once again,
I spent my cash for women and my honey
And always for the occasion temptation and sin.
Mom was happy for me when I got married
And saddened when I got divorced,
For a time she wasn't worried or harried
My first marriage she whole heartily endorsed.
When I was married I was a happy man
My life for me completely turned around,
Then I ignored mom's blessings, so I ran
Though I truly was heaven bound.
My mom's advice I would never accept
So, I kept making my many stupid mistakes,
Never did I know that is why my mother wept
Which also caused my own heartaches.
Then once again my mother I ignored
When I quickly found myself another bride,
The marriage wasn't blessed by mom or by the Lord
To them both, my new wife and I had lied.
Then again there was another divorce
But, this time it wasn't my fault,
Now I am happy with no sadness or remorse
As I told my soon to be ex to hit the asphalt.
One thing from my life I have learned
Many of my decisions were stupid and dumb,
Seems like for good advice I never yearned
I should had always first listened to my mom.


Randy L. McClave