Mother how you haunt me when I think of the past
You gave me a few moments of kindness
But those moments would never last
I can still hear your harsh words, when I think of you
I am grateful that even then, I knew they were untrue
I used to think I needed you, but I was wrong
I used to think you hated me, and this I think was true
You never gave me what I needed, even though I asked nothing of you
You delighted in my pain and misery, that is what you did
It didn’t matter to you how young I was, or that I was your kid
Misery loves company they say, and this rings true
Misery pulls you down into muck that you cannot pull yourself back through
You held my ankles and pulled me down through the dirt
It took everything I had in me to break from your grasp
Those fleeting moments in the dirt were not meant to last
Because I’m a fighter so I kicked myself free
There was nothing you could ever do to stop me
You are my Achilles heel, my weakness … that is what you are
For the rest of my life, and until my last breath
My heel will carry the scar that you left
Words From The Borderline 
Sad but well crafted
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It’s very honest and raw for me
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Wow! This…this is just beautiful. The depth of vulnerability here. I don’t have much to say other than it struck me at the right chord to cause me to vibrate on the emotions written. Keep it going.
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😊❤️
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🙂
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A very hard hitting post.
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cliche but… what don’t kill you makes you stronger!
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Bravo on releasing such feelings…Chin up, love.
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Chin is always up – but thanks for the tip- this is from the soul and from the past
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A beautiful heartbreaking poem! God bless.
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sad, personal and powerful………….great poem. It takes strength to survive……and it takes courage to go on. 🙂 🙂
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Thank you
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