I should be indestructible
Your blood surges through my veins like a wrathful river that refuses to decelerate
I am insecure and voiceless when I shouldn’t be
You were Joan of Arc on her final mission
I am industrious in everything I do
You were a concrete statue of Atlas bearing the pressure of the world on your shoulders
I refuse to tolerate mistreatment at the hands of fools.
You were Bette Davis in her golden era standing up for what you believed
I love my kids with every molecular fiber of my being
Because you couldn’t
I tell them everything I adore about them
Because you couldn’t
I hug them so tight I can feel their ribs about to snap
Because you couldn't
I tell them I love them to the moon and back AND to the sun
Because you wouldn’t
I show my kids how much I love them in the simplest ways
Because you couldn’t and wouldn’t
I forgive you
Because I am a mother
And I can’t stop loving you