I suspect this will be a surprise
I have thought long and hard
I find it difficult to articulate
Even with the passing of time.
There was a time you would laughed
Ridiculed what I am about to say.
But we are older, moved on in time
The traumas of our own immaturity
Lessened by time, memory, age.
I have come to tell you something
I felt I would never hear myself say.
Thank you for my children
Thank you for bringing them into the world
Thank you for the help you did give, in bringing them up
They have turned out wonderful people
Each an amazing person
Despite all we did
Despite our disfunctionality.
Written for: http://pookypoetry.wordpress.com/2014/05/06/poetry-prompt-6-an-unlikely-thank-you/
Morpethroad 
This has a sense of closure to it… Closure and moving on. Which is amazing! Beautifully put.
Thank you CC I am happy you saw that in this poem.
This is closure, how we do change as we age, and some things that seemed important and no longer. Well done.
Thank you Jenny, we do change with age but we don’t forget.
This is correct my friend
Wow – of all the people I thought you might have thanked, this was not on the list. I have huge respect for you, for this x
Thanks Pooky. I did try back in 2012 to write something similar but nothing came. Even now the wounds are still to a degree raw. Hence the brevity of this piece. But thanks for the opportunity.
I’m not sure those are the kind of wounds that can ever heal neatly and leave an almost invisible scar… But it sounds like you’re moving forwards and it’s good that when you look back you feel more than regret…
I agree, the scars remain but life goes on otherwise I wallow in what once happened and that is not going to happen as good things are about to happen.
I agree completely. We are shaped by our past and even the most negative events of our past can contribute to the positive futures we’re yet to embrace. I’m glad that good things are headed your way x
hmmm so am I
It needed to be done, I think, that’s what I get out of it, now it’s done, now you can move on. Greatly done Michael.
Thank you Jackie I fully intend to.
A heartfelt thank you.
And – no doubt that your children are so worth that & much more.
{Hugs}
They are RoSy, priceless.
Very special, Michael.
Thank you Mandy happy you took the time to read. Have a good evening.