I am mocked for my pain,
as I wait, wait for your return
I waited and waited
and I almost believed I’d wait for eternity
the kind of pain that blew a hole in my heart
the indifference I never imagined I’d feel
but I did.
I longed for a delicate, affectionate daughter
not really by kinship, but I was defeated
defeated for so long
how much longer can a mother like me
lament over a mournful, distance I don’t deserve?
distance not measured by numbers or Mathematics say, kilometers
but by the distance of heart, and distance of soul
I longed dearly as I dip, into a great detailed plunge of yearning
I lost my hope, lost it, almost,
but never.
I cry, in joyful tears
ecstatic, thrilled, blissful
of your return
NaPoWriMo Day 29
1. https://www.napowrimo.net/day-twenty-nine-7/
2. For Val’s NPM scavenger hunt prompt #12 – Use the following words in a poem: delicate, daughter, detail, defeated, daily, and dip.
I’m glad your poem has a happy ending.
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Ah yes, Sadje…moms deserve a happy ending😊😉
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You’re so right, but sometimes we have to wait for it.
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That i also agree Sadje..😊
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💖😍
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my mother was old
to me she told
settle down
and keep quiet!
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What mothers endure!
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ah, yes VJ… thank you..
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Welcome
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Yes! This is so bittersweet – the longing and then the return! I know this as a mother. So well done!
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Thank you Val…so glad you like it..😊
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