Ode To My Mother Poem by Gerhardus Keen

I pretended I was strong
And that I did not care
I pretended to be brave
And as tough as a bear
I comforted the others
With jokes and with flair
I walked around and thus
Pretended I was rough
But all of this was
Just to hide my love
 
I promised myself
That I would not cry
I toughened myself
For the day that you would die
I've built a wall around myself
And tried to keep you out
But now that you are gone
I am crying out loud
 
I am glad that it rained
On the day my mother died
So that others couldn't see
The tears that I cried
For they would know that I
Wasn't as tough as they believed
And that they would see
Just how much I really grieved
 
We were soulmates once
You and I
But then things changed
As times passed by
We began to lose touch
And I made you hate me some
Because in my heart I knew
That this day would come

 
Now that it's here
I can't describe the pain
Sometimes I feel
That it's driving me insane
You know that I loved you
With all of my heart
And I can't stand this feeling
Of us being apart
 
I am glad that it rained
On the day my mother died
So that others couldn't see
The tears that I cried
For they would know that I
Wasn't as tough as they believed
And that they would see
Just how much I really grieved

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