Please rethink your past...open up your heart and mind
Do you really think I was that unkind?
Did I play favorites or was age the stage
I understand... I went through the same rage
But my older brother was mentally challenged
Yet still I felt slighted and damaged.
Till one day I had children of my own
What you see in youth is not the whole picture shown
Your memory deceives and plays games
You remember the bits to blame
As a mother I gave gifts from the heart
Sacrifices right from the start
Only some of those you saw
Or maybe you just remember the flaws
We are all human and perfection is rare
I know I'm very far from there
Someday I hope you'll understand
When you have your own children in hand
And they come at you with anger and spite
That what you did wasn't right
Your mind will flashback to this day
Where my heart was betrayed
For I thought I gave gifts from the heart
Sacrificing right from the start
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JoJo Bean
http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/sacraficies-gifts-from-the-heart/
