Mother & Child Poem by Je'free Y .

To cause a smile,
I must force my own one,
Even if it may seem
The saddest, unforgettable smile...

As our homeless souls wandered like gypsies
In search of a resting place for our misery,
My skin was blue and black, rotting
Amidst the riot for survival.
Still, I have masked my wounds from you.

Beloved one, I only did
What a negligent father ought to have done-
I took the punches
When it was easier to run.
I put on that smile
When it was relieving to cry.
I gave you all of me and more
When there was nothing left to give.