Overview
A hauntingly beautiful collection of poetry that dwells in the struggles of self-love, grief, abuse, and family. Kinder, Softer, Better mother says suffering will make you kinder, softer, better.she lights a candle. sends you prayers. dreams of the person that will come back.different from the one that is gone. she speaks of your shattered arms, bloody head, broken feet.how they kept you for days in a cold concrete cell and send you back in sweltering heatwith nothing on your back. she says suffering will make you kinder, softer, better.I keep the questions locked in my mouth.why is suffering the key? why couldn't you be softer, kinder, better on your own?is a broken body the same as a broken mind, heart, soul?she asks if I want to speak with you I shake my head.the words I want to say will break the spell over our heads.people don't change. please don't come back.this time, just this time, I hope to be wrong. Love Is Not for You and I were you raised with your mother kneeling at the feet of your fatherwith his hands on her neck like a collardid you learn the tremors and screams of her throatthe scars on her handsthe welts on her backdid you see the smile on her face tight-lipped to hide the blood between her lipsdid you hear your father call it loveis that why you seek the same from me Shape of Me how can I hate what you lovebut as I look in the mirrorI can't find what you seewhen you name me beautiful and place prayers at my feetyou are foolish for loving the first person that offered you the recipe to kindnesshow can you find comfort in the swell of my armshow can you peel all the layers of filth and ugly and dirtfind something small and broken and name it lovewhere can I find eyes like yours so I won't lay at nightmeasuring time waiting for you to realizethat love is not something that comes in the shape of me
- | Author: Ariana Diaz
- | Publisher: Independently Published
- | Publication Date: Jul 25, 2020
- | Number of Pages: 152 pages
- | Binding: Paperback or Softback
- | ISBN-13: 9798654977809
