Poems of life's happenings
The Empty Nest Syndrome
I was warned you will have
the empty nest syndrome
By whom
I do not know
I do not care
A robin pushes her babies out
They have wings strong enough to carry them
They can care for themselves
I as a mother bird pushed my boys out
I thought I had failed as a mom
felt they needed to be put out of the nest
They are gone now
As a mother bird without her babies to feed
I was flightless
My flying was aimless
To show I cared for their souls and futures
I believed I had to say goodbye
I now walk around and say where are my babies
When will I see them
Will I see them
Empty Nest
Nest is a home where the young
are protected taught and loved
empty is my home and my heart
since I pushed my birds out of the nest
syndrome is a cold clinical word
but the feelings the pain
they are not cold and unreal
they are a part of me
as much as the tears I shed
the blood that pours
from an accidental cut or scrape
I have suffered the empty nest syndrome
it will always remain
In 1993 I sent my boys to dad I was on way to prison
I did not go
the reason
I went to state capital with truth i did not prove
the empty nest syndrome
By whom
I do not know
I do not care
A robin pushes her babies out
They have wings strong enough to carry them
They can care for themselves
I as a mother bird pushed my boys out
I thought I had failed as a mom
felt they needed to be put out of the nest
They are gone now
As a mother bird without her babies to feed
I was flightless
My flying was aimless
To show I cared for their souls and futures
I believed I had to say goodbye
I now walk around and say where are my babies
When will I see them
Will I see them
Empty Nest
Nest is a home where the young
are protected taught and loved
empty is my home and my heart
since I pushed my birds out of the nest
syndrome is a cold clinical word
but the feelings the pain
they are not cold and unreal
they are a part of me
as much as the tears I shed
the blood that pours
from an accidental cut or scrape
I have suffered the empty nest syndrome
it will always remain
In 1993 I sent my boys to dad I was on way to prison
I did not go
the reason
I went to state capital with truth i did not prove
