Tag: #mother
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Published: A wake-up call
I’m happy to share my poem, ‘A wake-up call’ has been published by MasticadoreUSA. A shout-out to Barbara, the editor of the e-zine, for accepting the poem. “A wake-up call” by Smitha Vishwanath Publicado por MEELOSMOMel19 FEBRERO, 2023 I The day before the surgery The morning I went for a check-up I had no idea they’d…
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Poem: How a mother feels
My poem, ‘How a mother feels’ is posted on Destiny poets. Don’t ask a mother how she feels When a child leaves home the first time Not for a sleepover or the weekend or a week’s summer camp, or even an extended vacation But when a child leaves, I mean, like really leaves- to a…
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I miss you so bad
I thought I was done missing you You had to go everybody has to someday. I’ve been telling myself and it’s been okay I feel you closer than before those days you looked at me as if I were the traffic during rush hour or a distant voice a memory I thought I was done…
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Quote 8/20 : You’re no Wonder Woman and it’s O.K.
Note: If you’re a man and you’re reading this quote you’re probably doing one of two things- a) agreeing with it or b) disagreeing with it. If you agree with it, then I have nothing to say except maybe you can make life easier for the woman in your life – mother, wife, daughter, cousin,…
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All else, a blur
Wrapped in a fleece blanket I saw you, In the nurse’s arms So little A frown between your baby brows Were you really mine? A tadpole, hair standing up Big, black eyes blinking Locked with mine Smiled And made me theirs Forever The world around faded Was, just you Just me And that one moment…