mother, cradle and rock
did you carry me? You carried me,
It was a great pain, did you know that
Carrying is a pain that feels sweet
dragged into a somber defeat, defined as motherhood, a stalemate, you let them know that it's not a game yet you play
Heart carrying a stone inside, soft from the wild river
Little layers lost, a gentle destruction
It feels numb and hard and soft and with tears, wet and Wild and willful
Did you carry it with you
Mother, so cruel, unchangeable in a different moment, so soft and wild and full of something ineffable
As though there actually is a small stone somewhere, lodged like a rape inside your internal organs, so split and torn and pained,
You painted us into a fight that dripped blood. Cells ripped like the atom.
Selfish intentions, I was cast aside to the wolf.
About the Creator
Melissa Ingoldsby
I am a published author on Patheos,
I am Bexley by Resurgence Novels
The Half Paper Moon on Golden Storyline Books for Kindle.
My novella The Job and Atonement will be published this year by JMS Books
Enjoyed the story? Support the Creator.
Subscribe for free to receive all their stories in your feed. You could also pledge your support or give them a one-off tip, letting them know you appreciate their work.
Keep reading
More stories from Melissa Ingoldsby and writers in Poets and other communities.
Gratitude For Life
The last time I laughed so hard that my belly hurt was ___________ Rupi Kaur's Gratitude Writing Prompts When I was 24 and going to a women's support group we would laugh, I would go home with a sore face and sore sides. Why? I wasn't used to smiling or laughing. After a few months of doing that, I never have a sore face, sides, or belly from laughing as I laugh enough.
By Denise E Lindquist7 days ago in Writers
Comments (5)
Melissa, this really was heartwrentching and heartbreaking!!! ❤️❤️💕Hugs!!!
Like a child safe in the mother's womb, content and home...then cast out into the oblivion of the world. Heavy.
"You painted us into a fight that dripped blood." Whoaaaa, that line blew my mind! You certainly have a way with words. Loved your poem!
Oh, wasn't fearless.
Indeed, a wonderful piece of writing I can feel it