Journey Into Madness
MY PRECIOUS BABY BOY
THE CHILD I DREAMED OF-
LONG BEFORE I HELD YOU.
YOU'LL NEVER KNOW HOW DEEPLY
I HAVE ALWAYS LOVED YOU,
FOR YOUR VERY HEART
IS A PART OF MY OWN.
INSIDE, I FEEL A PART OF ME
IS DYING
AS I STRUGGLE TO PULL YOU
BACK TO ME-
TO SAFETY.
HOW DIFFICULT
YOUR JOURNEY HAS BEEN
AND HER AM I
UNABLE TO UNDERSTAND
THE PAIN AND CONFUSION
THAT IS THE VERY ESSENCE
OF YOU.
AND SO-IN DESPERATION
IN DEPRESSION
IN CONFUSION
YOUR STRUGGLE HAS BROUGHT
YOU HERE
TO WHAT I'M TERRIFIED
MIGHT BE YOUR VERY DEATH
YOUR VERY DESTRUCTION.
I NEED TO SAVE YOU.
I AM YOUR MOTHER.
MY LOVE FOR YOU HAS ALWAYS
REMAINED UNCHANGED.
AND, IN THAT LOVE I HAVE
SO DESPERATELY TRIED
TO PROTECT YOU
FROM THIS VERY MOMENT
THE MOMENT I ALWAYS
FEARED WOULD COME
THE MOMENT WHEN I COULD
NO LONGER
SAVE YOU
FROM YOURSELF...
Copyright © Mary Benim | Year Posted 2010
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