You were ready for me
But, in truth, I cannot say
I believed I was ready for you
I did not know you fully, yet
I loved you so much
I blindly convinced myself
To give you my body
Fearing I might lose you
So small and fragile
I worried and lost sleep
I feared I might lose myself
To your powerful scream and flailing limbs
You took from me, seemingly without giving
But, of course, that is not true
You brought me pure joy and purpose in life
I pampered and took care of you
Helping you
Grow up
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*Note: This is an update to my original submission "Complicated Love: From Parent to Partner" to meet the 100-word requirement for poems and be eligible for the Inverse challenge. It is a reverse poem made to be read top to bottom and bottom to top.
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I have been taking some time away from writing. I haven't forgotten about Vocal, the truth is I just have been too busy pursuing other things to write online and honestly, my little family and I just had a really hard month between the flu and a weird eye infection/cold circulating our house. I'm currently sipping some warm peppermint tea because my throat is sore.
By Chloe Rose Violet 🌹4 days ago in BookClub
Comments (2)
I felt this <3
This was so sad and heartbreaking. Sending you lots of love and hugs ❤️