seeking penance

seeking penance

A Poem by A Bohemian Woman
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Short poem

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I can taste them on my lips,
I can’t shake them off my mind.
I tried to give my offering,
but that came with a price.

I’m sorry mother, you raised a failure.
For with your strengths, stayed father’s traitors.
My mind became a battlefield,
their ties my nature.

© 2020 A Bohemian Woman


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Just the right amount of ambiguity and clarity to make this thought provoking

Posted 1 Year Ago


“For with your strengths, stayed father’s traitors“

I love this line.

Sometimes seeking forgiveness is solely for yourself don’t let it consume you.

Posted 3 Years Ago


I think beneath this penance lies a whole lot of anger and bitterness. Sometimes such anger can be released. Often it isn't.

Posted 3 Years Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.


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Added on April 7, 2020
Last Updated on April 7, 2020
Tags: family, daughter, mother, disappointment, penance

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A Bohemian Woman
A Bohemian Woman

Bohemia, Czech Republic



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There's a room in a hotel in New York City, that shares our fate and deserves our pity. I don't want to remember it all, the promises I made if you just hold on. (Twin Skeleton's - FOB) I love .. more..

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