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My Mother is Forty-Eight Years Old MAG

August 22, 2022
By liliocho7 BRONZE, Taoyuan City, Other
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Forty-eight is for heroines
Gentle, gallant, and humble
The women who do not sing
But sway to the kitchen rumble.
Always pacing, straightening crowns

Against tears and creeping ruin —
Vines stretching from the mouths
Of phone calls in the evening.

Forty-eight is for heroines
Fearless facing failings
None of which were theirs to bear
In the first place.
Women turning glass hearts molten
When scales tip, swiftly helpless,
Are heroines with futures golden
On shining horses, selfless.

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Dedicated to my mom.

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Afra ELITE said...
on Aug. 29 2022 at 11:13 am
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"A writer must never be short of ideas."<br /> -Gabriel Agreste- (Fictional character- Miraculous)

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Love this poem!!! Makes me look at my mother from a different point of view... 👌🏻👍🏻✌🏻
Mothers rock indeed!!!
LiteraryMe PLATINUM said...
on Aug. 22 2022 at 9:49 am
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“The earth has music for those who listen.” —William Shakespeare

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I love this! Truly meaningful--you can really feel it