Weak
My mother once told me
she thought I was as strong as she was,
but she was wrong and told me I was weak
Could she be right?
So far I don't think I've been able
to prove her wrong
She told me she has no faith in me
however,
I think I had lost faith in myself before her
What has it come to...
now I can't smell flowers how I used to
or smile at faces the way I used to
Have I completely lost myself?
Have I let my own dark thoughts devour the happy, always smiling-me?
I'm on pause and no one see's it.
I try to talk and speak my feelings, but no one listens
My flower is dying, it's dying and no one waters it.
Then again, its not your job to water my flower
It's my flower
I have to water it
take care of it
and make sure it doesn't die...
even when there is no sun out
M.C. Newberry
Thu 19th Jul 2018 17:28
The ill-considered words of a mother can have a lasting
effect and many women in general use this means of
criticising and often undermining the targets of their ire.
More fool they, for its corrosive effects can rebound to haunt
them and then we get reports of "domestic violence" or
"neglect". Sad, but all too often true.
A mother's privilege and duty it to love their offspring to
the best of their ability even when the latter may be limited.
They are fortunate if a child uses this unhappy scenario as a
challenge - to meet and rise above in later years.