Birthday
When it was time
To deliver
My mother left
Alone for the hospital
My father
Stayed behind
To watch
The concert on TV
Before she left
To die at 47
My mother passed
The grudge to me
I’ll write about everything
I threatened
At the time
She felt vindicated
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What a gut punch
Katerina, There is so much in this poem that speaks to your own personal experience, and yet to the emotions and experience of so very many other women, both mothers and daughters. Your work is always pithy and memorable.
Sad.
“I’ll write about everything
I threatened
At the time
She felt vindicated”
Strong emotions.