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BelindaSnow
BelindaSnow
Poem Published
3rd Aug 2024 4:09pm
3rd Aug 2024 4:09pm
So many hats
Started in October 2023
I know a mother has many jobs to do, she wears many hats, so to speak.
A shocking realisation came to me recently though- that mothers can be jealous of their daughters. I have experienced sibling rivalry, that's an age old story retold many times, but why don't we openly talk about mothers who chose to have children when they aren't maternal, or they don't have unconditional love to give? Is it the child's fault? She didn't ask to be born in this world. She didn't ask for this set of parents.
Completed in August 2024
It's...
I know a mother has many jobs to do, she wears many hats, so to speak.
A shocking realisation came to me recently though- that mothers can be jealous of their daughters. I have experienced sibling rivalry, that's an age old story retold many times, but why don't we openly talk about mothers who chose to have children when they aren't maternal, or they don't have unconditional love to give? Is it the child's fault? She didn't ask to be born in this world. She didn't ask for this set of parents.
Completed in August 2024
It's...
#daughter
#family
#hurt
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scalesofascorpion
Poem Published
25th Jun 2024 8:40pm
25th Jun 2024 8:40pm
legacy
go to sleep
little wonder
magic born
of my insides
in your dreams
I hope you wander
in fields of lilac
lullaby
make a wish
hold it so close
it clings to tears
when you cry
blessed be your life
my angel
I promise
I will never lie
silent stars fall
around your halo
you must have lost it
in the night
follow footsteps
from your window
dancing feet bare
beneath moonlight
hold me close
I won't let go
through brightest day
or blackest night ...
little wonder
magic born
of my insides
in your dreams
I hope you wander
in fields of lilac
lullaby
make a wish
hold it so close
it clings to tears
when you cry
blessed be your life
my angel
I promise
I will never lie
silent stars fall
around your halo
you must have lost it
in the night
follow footsteps
from your window
dancing feet bare
beneath moonlight
hold me close
I won't let go
through brightest day
or blackest night ...
#birth
#children
#daughter
#lyrics
#son
259 reads
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UnleashedHeathen
Poem Published
18th Jun 2024 8:39am
18th Jun 2024 8:39am
Mother
Becoming a mother saves me
I love my mother more
for the sacrifices she made
and the neglect she endured
I’m happy to be at the giving end
my children have a mother
and grandmother
with broken chains, healing scars
I’ve longed for the days
of giving back the kind of love
I never fully felt
I love my mother more
for the sacrifices she made
and the neglect she endured
I’m happy to be at the giving end
my children have a mother
and grandmother
with broken chains, healing scars
I’ve longed for the days
of giving back the kind of love
I never fully felt
#daughter
#mother
#motherhood
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WillowsWhimsies
Poem Published
15th Jun 2024 1:59pm
15th Jun 2024 1:59pm
mighty 5'2"
daddy was a firm believer in the power of small things
because he witnessed first hand
the level of damage half an M80 can do
...when flushed down a toilet
...so small...so very potent
it was frightening...enlightening
& the fury on his usually patient father's face
silence that said so much more than shouting
...lesson learned the hard way
dimensions do not determine capacity
~~
same can be said for my daughter
I've seen men freeze in their tracks
dropping their previously cocky stance
when she leveled the look &...
because he witnessed first hand
the level of damage half an M80 can do
...when flushed down a toilet
...so small...so very potent
it was frightening...enlightening
& the fury on his usually patient father's face
silence that said so much more than shouting
...lesson learned the hard way
dimensions do not determine capacity
~~
same can be said for my daughter
I've seen men freeze in their tracks
dropping their previously cocky stance
when she leveled the look &...
#daughter
#respect
#strength
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brokentitanium
k.
k.
Poem Published
26th Apr 2024 11:57am
26th Apr 2024 11:57am
Plans
Write about making plans,” she said,
and I laughed –
“oh honey, you know I suck at that!”
and she smiles, “exactly…”
This girl understands my poetry.
How it’s always all about the anguish
of making elaborate plans
that I’m not equipped to execute
and perceiving beauty
that I’ll never be able to hold.
How I can languish in the heartache
of imagined futures and friendships and feats
that I am powerless to actualize
and how,
despite the apparent misery,
I still choose this stubborn...
and I laughed –
“oh honey, you know I suck at that!”
and she smiles, “exactly…”
This girl understands my poetry.
How it’s always all about the anguish
of making elaborate plans
that I’m not equipped to execute
and perceiving beauty
that I’ll never be able to hold.
How I can languish in the heartache
of imagined futures and friendships and feats
that I am powerless to actualize
and how,
despite the apparent misery,
I still choose this stubborn...
#ADHD
#daughter
#determination
#MyInspiration
#NaPoWriMo2024
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WillowsWhimsies
Poem Published
13th Apr 2024 2:06pm
13th Apr 2024 2:06pm
lucky 13
13 of 30
she was born on the 13th day
of the 3rd month
the most Pisces spirit you've ever seen
it's all that water...you understand
she swims in it
& me a solid Cancer
our home can be quite turbulent...
saturated in emotion
...as I'm sure you can well imagine
but she's the purest heart
with a penchant for mischief
{I tell her she gets it from my father
a man for whom she says she weeps
though she never met him
...not strictly true...she was just too young to remember...}
graced with a...
she was born on the 13th day
of the 3rd month
the most Pisces spirit you've ever seen
it's all that water...you understand
she swims in it
& me a solid Cancer
our home can be quite turbulent...
saturated in emotion
...as I'm sure you can well imagine
but she's the purest heart
with a penchant for mischief
{I tell her she gets it from my father
a man for whom she says she weeps
though she never met him
...not strictly true...she was just too young to remember...}
graced with a...
#beauty
#gratitude
#daughter #NaPoWriMo2024
#daughter #NaPoWriMo2024
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WillowsWhimsies
Poem Published
5th Apr 2024 12:27pm
5th Apr 2024 12:27pm
the full story
5 of 30
she's been punching numbers in my memorydex
trying to get the full story
so she can work from the root of her pain
when alcohol saturation no longer cuts it
does nothing to numb the howling void haunting her
now she's looking for answers
from the only other person who was there
me...the previously silent witness
I've always known the day would come
when I'd have to stand before the wall
facing the firing squad of her unanswered questions
& all the unhealed wounds the bastard left us
the bridge with all...
she's been punching numbers in my memorydex
trying to get the full story
so she can work from the root of her pain
when alcohol saturation no longer cuts it
does nothing to numb the howling void haunting her
now she's looking for answers
from the only other person who was there
me...the previously silent witness
I've always known the day would come
when I'd have to stand before the wall
facing the firing squad of her unanswered questions
& all the unhealed wounds the bastard left us
the bridge with all...
#love
#daughter
#healing #NaPoWriMo2024
#healing #NaPoWriMo2024
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WillowsWhimsies
Poem Published
8th Mar 2024 3:53pm
8th Mar 2024 3:53pm
value of intentions
I don't know whether to feel proud of myself
...or ashamed
I worked so hard all those years
masking to hide my pain
protecting her from the knowledge
so perfectly she never suspected
and now that it's come to the surface
she's asking me tough questions
and I can see the hurt in her eyes
that I suffered & kept it so quiet
but it was imperative to me she live her life unaffected
as normal as could be expected
never thinking how moods & occasional withdrawing might affect her
it was just the 2 of us for so much of her...
...or ashamed
I worked so hard all those years
masking to hide my pain
protecting her from the knowledge
so perfectly she never suspected
and now that it's come to the surface
she's asking me tough questions
and I can see the hurt in her eyes
that I suffered & kept it so quiet
but it was imperative to me she live her life unaffected
as normal as could be expected
never thinking how moods & occasional withdrawing might affect her
it was just the 2 of us for so much of her...
#motherhood
#confessional
#daughter #SelfWorth
#daughter #SelfWorth
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Bluevelvete
Poem Published
27th Feb 2024 1:45pm
27th Feb 2024 1:45pm
the sometimes painful folly of being sentimental
(and other lessons learned)
"After this, there's really nothing left"...
she says, almost absentmindedly,
while pulling out a tiny black velvet bag.
(have no doubt, this was her mostly playing martyr)
I quickly catch the simultaneous swallowing
of the huge lump in her throat,
proof, that was more telling than she'd like.
She went on saying (with trademarked bite)
that she'd gifted my sister
some old piece of her jewelry as well—
perhaps a ring
or earrings ...
"After this, there's really nothing left"...
she says, almost absentmindedly,
while pulling out a tiny black velvet bag.
(have no doubt, this was her mostly playing martyr)
I quickly catch the simultaneous swallowing
of the huge lump in her throat,
proof, that was more telling than she'd like.
She went on saying (with trademarked bite)
that she'd gifted my sister
some old piece of her jewelry as well—
perhaps a ring
or earrings ...
#mother
#frustration
#daughter
#healing
#TimeHeals
794 reads
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WillowsWhimsies
Poem Published
23rd Feb 2024 1:28pm
23rd Feb 2024 1:28pm
this is why...
the only time I ever came to blows was in 6th grade
the popular girl used to bully me...daily
I never said a word
just silently took it
until one day she mocked my father
and I nearly ripped the hair off her pretty blonde head
got sent to the principal's office for my trouble
...completely unrepentant
he tried to tell me "we don't beat people up"
I said "maybe not
but you don't stop other crap from happening either
never stopped her from bullying me"
when asked why I never spoke up...I shrugged
and he asked...
the popular girl used to bully me...daily
I never said a word
just silently took it
until one day she mocked my father
and I nearly ripped the hair off her pretty blonde head
got sent to the principal's office for my trouble
...completely unrepentant
he tried to tell me "we don't beat people up"
I said "maybe not
but you don't stop other crap from happening either
never stopped her from bullying me"
when asked why I never spoke up...I shrugged
and he asked...
#love
#father
#gratitude #daughter
#gratitude #daughter
251 reads
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Oracle19
Poem Published
13th Feb 2024 7:41am
13th Feb 2024 7:41am
Mom. Mother. Beth.
#mother
#family
#memories
#suffering
#daughter
157 reads
4 Comments
SweetKittyCat5
Poem Published
30th Jan 2024 10:38pm
30th Jan 2024 10:38pm
Spoken Thoughts Through The Eyes Of A Princess
Father, will you tell me all the stories that originated out the depths of the sea
A land beforehand that defines our presence here on earth
A place in history that was preserved for you and for the generation divine calling of me
Will there be tales where the dragon slays the innocent with fire, the boogie man in black robes sitting on judgment seats
Taking breaths of Hebrew liberations to be placed in a cage to no longer pilgrimage free
I see Looming castles and exotic animals running in the wild
Fields of greenery as I walk through...
A land beforehand that defines our presence here on earth
A place in history that was preserved for you and for the generation divine calling of me
Will there be tales where the dragon slays the innocent with fire, the boogie man in black robes sitting on judgment seats
Taking breaths of Hebrew liberations to be placed in a cage to no longer pilgrimage free
I see Looming castles and exotic animals running in the wild
Fields of greenery as I walk through...
#father
#sun
#water
#daughter
#spiritual
390 reads
5 Comments
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