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Bottled with love
Light glares down
A mother cries
A newborn is found
In a mothers eyes
Soft and sweet on
Breast lies; babies feet
Could she have known
At this moment, there
Would be no joy?
Did she smell of
Filth, the day I was born?
Did she breath these
Fumes, that I would
Later consume?
Stale walls, bright lights
Comfort and warmth;
Void at first
Sign of life
Rejection of love; my
mother drank
How could she reject
Babies eyes of blue?
A bottle she chose
I hope she didn't breast
feed what she
chose to do
Her bottle she sucked,
Regurgitated she fed,
molted with fear, she
gave it freely, refusing
to see; her disease
Infectious,
Shooting flames at me
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| Absolutely amazing! So deep, so touching, so beautifully written. I did not have such pain with my mother, but other things I did suffer by her hands. This poem is inspiration for me definitely, to consider writing of my own past demons. Thank you for sharing this poem. |
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Comment by: GLWard - 2006-04-04 19:31
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| Wow. That's about all I can say. Just wow. You never know... it might just reach someone who needs to read it. |
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I was a momma's boy growing up. I only admit that here because it's hard for me to relate to this poem, though your writing brings this thing that i've never experienced and makes it so real that I feel as though i've lived through it. I can sense and feel the shattered dreams and indifferent love.
It's beautiful.
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Comment by: - 2006-04-02 12:50
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| I can't say anything else except for your other comments you had already. I can't find the perfect word to describe your poem besides sad. People will think I'm too young to undertsand such things that they have written about, perhaps i am...perhaps i'm not. in a way i think i have gone through what you have gone though....in a way. i feel honored to read your poem |
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| OMG, this poem was thoroughly impressive. First off, it starts with the birth and the fact that there should be joy, but there is none-ouch, that in itself hurts. Then only to see where the bottle was chosen instead of the life of the child she just brought into this world. brought a tear to my eyes...very excellent piece! |
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