SeeKer Posted August 21, 2009 Sometimes one seeks solace in words. I find this to climatically divulge and assuage the whirlwind of emotions I feel when left to my thoughts. Hope you enjoy it. I fear that you will never sleep that like these fingers long and too thin to hold rings or commitments you will inherit your mother’s insomnia your father's restless spirit Child, I wish I could quiet all your questions tell you the exact number of stars in the sky Wish I could show you where the moon goes at sunrise I want to give you one morning worth rising for I pray that you will close your eyes see the world through the only thing I have fit to pass down to you this heart of a dreamer But I want you stronger sooner want you kind and brave want you unafraid to fight for what you believe and need want you beautiful and free want you nothing like your mother this girl trembling before each new day this girl frightened of herself love this girl who finds the word ‘woman’ a cloak too heavy to don most days you deserve someone who wears the moniker like banner carries easy like sun in summer but, child, what can I tell you of peace when you were probably conceived in a cacophony of questions Still, I think of you as possible can feel the breath of God light against your skin can hear you, softness, eyes closed laughing real as the beating staccato against my chest I wish that we are not too much like shadow and brick voices thrown against walls these hands are tired of building I want you to like me To know me To know me now In moments like this your mother lays awake watching, yet, another morning from the wrong side practicing slow this breathing that will one day usher you into this world I still fear that you will never know sleep but I know that I need your laughter need the gentle curve of your fingers need your eyes locked on mine need you here, now for balance I still think you deserve more than this threat of me as your mother still attempting her own world of colored things but child, just promise me that you will be, eventually I need your possibility like I need a night worth sleeping for Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nematoda Posted August 22, 2009 what a poem is all i can say Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Aliya_001 Posted September 7, 2009 i love this poem , her performance of it on def poetry was beautiful x Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Muriidi Posted October 19, 2009 I still think you deserve more than this threat of me as your mother my unborn child said:i hope i was an accident .. a result of "lust" if i was planned i will never forgive you! how could you bring anyone into this world on purpose?! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Malika Posted October 19, 2009 ^Interesting.. This poem expresses,a yearning of 'all mothers' to be accepted,acknowledge,noticed,even thanked but alas! Somalidu wexeey tirada 'ilmaha adaa dalee iyagu kume dalin'[sp]..'You gave birth to the child,the child didn't give birth to you'..How will a child ever understand,her/his mothers yearning for their love,acceptance and furthermore,the pain staking journey of raising them. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hodman Posted October 22, 2009 This poem truly expresses all the doubts and hopes and prayers that accompany a pregnancy. The fear intermingled with hope that this being that kicks around in your womb will the best parts of you that will cure all your pain and fulfill all your dreams while hoping that you are strong enough to be the beacon of all that is good and noble in this miracle that you might not deserve Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SeeKer Posted October 23, 2009 Its amazing what women take from this poem. Interesting take @ hodman and Malika. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hodman Posted October 30, 2009 What can I say Seeker it's that maternal tug activated by the poem Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
General Duke Posted November 5, 2009 I love my mum, she is the best that ever lived. She knows how I feel, which makes me at peace. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FatB Posted November 24, 2009 waw... dear dad! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Somalina Posted January 6, 2010 Great poems...you will only understand it deeper when you have a baby growing inside you... i have to call my mom now... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
