Gail Foster Poet Rhyme

Mummy

She tells me she’s pregnant
Her mother is dead
I wish she could be here
The little girl said
And suddenly flood gates
Explode in my head
Me giving birth
On a hospital bed
Me with my daughter
And my mother dead
Oh look at her, Mummy
She’s lovely
I said

© Gail Foster 7th September 2017

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Jannie Breedt October 19, 2017 at 9:51 AM Simple words ,tactically woven and its great art. I dig it Gail Foster November 6, 2017 at 4:01 PM Thank you so much, Jannie, and I'm sorry it has taken me so long to reply to your comment. This was a profound moment for me. Such moments are oft best expressed with simplicity.