How a Daughter Should

Tired of trying,
Tired of lying,
Tired of hearing it's not your fault,
Stop stalling,
Stop calling,
Every missed text,
Every missed message,
Do not reply it's not worth her time,
It's not worth the energy,
You dont hear her cry,
Just hear the waves,
Switch the blame,
Go the way you came,
Boom your gone once again.
Child is the mother,
Mother as the child,
Failed attempt at motherhood,
Failed attempt of way a daughter should,
Be held,
Be cared,
In the end all you hear,
Forgive and repent,
Relive, please sit,
A love of a mother is 'priceless',
How could you forget,
The heartbreak and the pain,
Play again the blame game,
Stop caring theirs no point,
Hide your tears girl, you have no shame,
Take the weight,
Accept your fate,
Recycled youth where does she relate,
A girl who lost, and tried but it cost, her sanity feel something, anything but the knife you twist,
Switched on youre back again,
Switch cold,
She doesnt care,
It's not fair,
But is expected to share,
A life of agony and what could have been if you were there.

Copyright © | Year Posted 2023



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Date: 5/25/2023 2:07:00 PM
I second the other writers sentiment on this one. Mother daughter relationships can be so challenging and then suddenly your a grown woman yourself. Some times we have to learn to love others beyond their ability to love us back due to their own parenting limitations. Granted it's never easy. Excellent work here.
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Date: 5/20/2023 10:53:00 AM
Heartbreaking meditation. Thank you. I think your suffering belies how strong you are. I have to disagree with your last line. You do show up despite the anguish you feel. That is more than half the battle.
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Date: 5/19/2023 4:25:00 PM
She probably cries like you do for the same things, perhaps stubbornness and pride enter the ring. But then I do not know the history behind this story/poem. Mother-Daughter dynamics are a tricky business, particularly when there is dysfunction, or tugs-of-war. There are good mothers and there are bad mothers, granted.
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