DAUGHTER OF A CRACKED MIND Poems

Misty blue haze, rise above the oceans, green waves
Loves seeds, entangle seaweed, washed ashore
Salty waters flow, to carve its sandy caves
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Soft ivory flows the ground
Leaves of white and green
Beneath the grand old oak
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She stands waiting, cold and lone
Face painted, body half covered
Aged beyond, her tender years
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Crystallized tears
Fallen through the years

Voices shout my fears
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I was told to stand and hold
Two buckets of water by my side,
Arms raised, muscles ache,
When will they break?
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Mother, you were supposed to protect
Instead you closed your eyes

Did you think if you could not see
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Mother, did you mean it
when you called me 'brainless'?
Did you really think this to be so?
I wonder if you knew
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Dear mother,

Now as an adult, I'll ask you this
Do you remember the torturous
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Tell me mother, I need to know
did you think about the pain
before you chose to inflict it?
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Who are we?
We are flesh, blood and bones
the skeleton that makes our shape
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