PAIN OF MOTHERHOOD

unable to feel the br

at something's n

e. All I want i

d the one, the l

lled me names that w

a cheat,

me even when they were t

a crossroad, u

die, I

a child dep

grow up mother

strong, for

naws at

y child despite th

er fault I

mine

d is no

to keep going, my

to su

ake from th

to live

e to

ave to s

ery morning, n

daycare center,

sk, fake be

the cracks tha

e pain sti

pressing down

ps around me l

down, because I h

thers laugh with

ey see the storm

the nights

'm enough, if

s like walking

ward, for her-

nd that cli

that tells me

I cry in

rs fall only wh

knows the bat

eve the world i

it all, I ho

y, this pai

I'll rise beyo

l know a mother

breathe, I e

in the dark

to stay