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The Spreading of Petals

You said I was created when
you spread the petals of a flower you’d
carried all your life.

My father said it was beautiful,
but he was replaced by others.
Please tell me, mother.
Do your petals still spread before lovers,
or have you ceased to be?
Written by Nizana (Lauryn)
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Author's Note
This poem refers back to an earlier poem I wrote for my mother. Not knowing her condition is torture. I don't know if she preoccupied with a love affair, addiction, or worse.
https://deepundergroundpoetry.com/poems/473292-how-was-i-made/
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