Poem Analysis: My Mother By Shameka Martin

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The fourth text I chose to include in my personal anthology is a poem named My Mother written by Shameka Martin. I was browsing the internet when I came across this poem and I completely felt in love and made me think of how thankful I am for be raised by my beautiful mother. This poem is the description of a true relationship between mother and daughter.

My mother went through a hard time after the divorce, I remember when she was forcing a smile to make us, me and brothers, believe that everything was ok, but deep inside I knew she wasn’t. During this time, we became very close to each other, I remember the dark days we went through, but I also remember all the happy days we had together. Just like any other relationship we argue and we