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Quiet Whispers

April 5, 2024
By Anonymous

A mothers love is sweet and nurturing

However yours was never that

Your words stung like salt on a cut

Your eyes pierced my soul when you were having an episode

Did you mean what you said when you were sick? 

Maybe it wasn't you talking

Was someone whispering the words into your ear?

I never meant to push you into the deep end

Perhaps I was disobedient

After all, I was young

All I asked for was your love

However mine was not enough

My love was nothing compared to theirs

No words I said could compare to the rush they created

The feeling they gave

As a daughter, I hate you for what you didn’t do

You didn't give me the motherly love I longed for

You failed to give me the nurturing care I deserved

As a woman I feel guilty for blaming you

You weren't yourself when you said all those things

They were whispering in your ear, persuading you to snap

Sometime I wish I would've whispered louder

Maybe then I could have blocked them out


The author's comments:

This poem is about what it's like having a mother who has a drug addiction along with many mental illnesses.


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