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Poem: The Extra Step

This poem was written for a client in 2013.

The original request is below.

Please let me know if you’d like me to write a custom poem for you.

 

The Extra Step
by Jonathan Kraft

As we come together…
We remember back
scraped knees
broken bones
broken hearts of teenage love
car accidents

You mended them all

always caring
always nurturing
always teaching
always there

How were you always there?
Whenever we wanted you…
And moreso when we needed you…

You made it your joy
to sacrifice for us

You made it your passion
to share our passions

You made it your mission
to ask for the best from us

You were always the mother
that you didn’t have to be
And perhaps that was the extra step
that got added to your title

Becuase
you would always take the extra step

For us, you were, and always will be
mother.

And we celebrate you
and your life

There is an empty place
which can never be filled
because you poured yourself so fully
into our lives,
into our hearts,
into us.

Thank-you.

 

Original Request:

Hello Jonathan

I would like a poem for a stepmother who has passed away. It should be from adult stepchildren (gender neutral) who praise their stepmom for the sacrifices she made and acknowledge the special place for her in their heart.

Thank you.

This was a poem written for a client in 2013.

Please let me know if you’d like me to write a custom poem for you.

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