Mother

Intrepid words lodge themselves behind Sahara lips
Hostility seems too delightful in your eyes.
You've reached out with brittle fingers
and lowered a crown of odium to sit upon my brow.
It is adorned with jewels that glitter with dissonance
I am no longer hers.
I am no longer theirs.
Love has fled her gaze, and has left me broken.

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[Carlos Lorenzo Estrada]

very few things in life can leave a large empty place in one's heart than walking away from family. Sometimes there are just deeper wounds that are irreconcilable. And in order to retain one's sanity it is best to let go of those that define the misery. This poem alludes to those deeper issues and the gulf between child and parent. It is one I know all too well. Thank you for sharing this relatable poem with us.