Motherly Love

Mother a friend and protector

One who is soft, gentle, and kind

One you can count on to always be on your side

When I think of you, none of these words come to mind

The facade of beauty is barely skin-deep

Just under the surface

Burn the the secrets you try to keep

You were awful and wretched

Pure evil at best

Now you're old and more hateful

I'll not list the rest

Why God would bless you with children

Only God would understand

He knew how much we would suffer

At the mercy of your cold hand

I almost gave up -stopped caring

I even have a life of my own

Just knowing you are still out there

Gives me the strength to carry on

The word mother brings no sense of peace

The word and its meaning fill me with dread

I want you to know your place in my life

Breathing, or not, to me you're as good as dead.