Mother Wasn't Perfect. A funeral poem for a 'Normal Mother'!

When our Mother dies, it's natural to think that they were some sort of a 'Super-mum', but if we're honest, we know that most Mum's aren't perfect, but they do the best they can. I once heard it said that “There is no such thing as a 'Perfect Mother, only one that's 'Good Enough'”

Children don't come with a manual, and often doing the right thing as a parent is only achieved through trial and error. Unfortunately, there's no rehearsal or practise, so it's no wonder that so many parents don't get things perfectly right.

So this funeral poem is for the vast majority of mothers who are far from perfect, but have done the best they could in the circumstances they found themselves in. Thankfully, there are lots of 'Good Enough' Mother's out there, and this poem is for them.

My Mother wasn't perfect,
But she loved me and she cared;
She often made mistakes
And caused me deep despair.

I know it wasn't easy,
And I know she tried her best;
To keep us neat and tidy,
And bright and cleanly dressed.

I'm glad I had a mother,
Who'd seen a bit of life;
Who'd shared the very best of times,
And inner painful strife.

For life is for the living,
And that she surely did;
We didn't see the half of it,
From us the worst she hid.

So no, she wasn't perfect,
But she loved us and she cared;
She did the very best best she could,
And all of us have erred.

For nobody is perfect,
Not her, and no, not me;
We do the very best we can,
And all our love is free.

So in my Mother's memory,
I'll try to live with love;
Knowing that she's looking down,
From heaven up above.

I know I won't be perfect,
But like her, I'll try my best;
To cope with life's misfortunes,
Without becoming stressed.

So thank you, Mum, for being there,
Despite your troubled days;
We'll forget your imperfections,
And remember you always.

© 2010 Dick Underwood

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