Mama Said

About how I feel sometimes I have to be silent even though I'm in pain because she's already stressed enough as it is; she doesn't need me begging her to take away a pain she can't control.

Mama, oh mama said,

"Daughter of mine,
when your stomach feels full of lead,
when it feels weighed down with hate,
don't forget what I'm telling you
as of late:

Breathe in deep, exhale out,
but darling honey,
please don't shout."

Reviews

[Coyote Poetry]

Your mother really told you these words? My father told me(I was raised in Detroit). Hear a gun shot. Take cover. He was a Korea war Vet. I hope you never get in the position of a gun shot wound. Your poem is strong and to the point.

Coyote