The rancid stench came from within
It seeped through the ducks in my eyes
Making my tears black
Tears which left streaks down my face
Leaving scars like train tracks

How can I look at another being with this face
So distorted by death
Life no longer breaths within me

No more will
I be called


*********************mother***********************


The crib holds a tombstone of
“I told you so’s”


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I want to bleed some more
From my finger nails and toes
My arm pits
And my nose
I want to choke on my screams
But I'm not heard or understood


I am a woman
No more