NaPoWriMo #5 – National Poetry Writing Month
Mothers
It’s so funny that mother rhymes with smother
but I think we in some way want that kind of love
we hem and haw about their over attentiveness
but without it, there is a lack and longing
there are some of us who escaped the hugs & kisses
our mothers were not ready
some were still in the infancy of their own maturity
some had neither the financial nor emotional resources to give away
so what is a mother that does not smother?
is she any less of a parent?
should we love her less?
even when we try to distance ourselves DNA kicks in
and whispers to us
give her another chance
if we refuse to let her in
we will be at peace in some ways
we won’t have to hear the explanations or excuses
we won’t be in danger of feeling more for her than we should
but…
if we shut her out altogether
aren’t we going against nature?
will we suffer silently and hurt in places we never knew existed?
how i wish i could answer the question
of mother
and solve the riddle of mommy
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Interesting questions you raise in this poem. The difference between mother and mommy … great stuff!
Thanks Sweepy! Maybe my answers will come when I become a mommy/mother. Perhaps not. 😉
Tamstarz
You can’t ignore a mother’s love anymore than we can ignore the love a mother feels for a child. Someone’s love isn’t that out of world feeling that we feel inside us but, rather the love we feel for them.
Great questions you ask in this poem.
Hi Jende. So many questions, not enough answers. Just as you said, some bonds just can’t be broken. No matter how hard we try.