what has been passed to me

reneesunknown

i have stared myself down in the mirror

for what feels like - forever

this is one moment in a Multitude of many worse

- but right now -

staring at myself

in the skin Blessed to me

the body i have been Gifted, i see every Woman 

before me:

in the shape of my chin,

where my wrists meet my hands.

those that have - led - me to where i am

the hands that Write this now

the hands that have Saved me.

in a month i'll be long gone.

no longer fully grown

a small seedling in the dirt; shifting once again

i Will allow the earth to envelop me

wrapping its Growing vines around my corpse.

  • Author: K.B. (Pseudonym) (Offline Offline)
  • Published: March 31st, 2023 09:19
  • Comment from author about the poem: i've spent a long time breaking myself down to fit in roles i was never made for. I still have a lot to work on, but this is a start.
  • Category: Family
  • Views: 8


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