mother words

Poem Info
132 words
4.5
1.6k
0
Poem does not have any tags
Share this Poem

Font Size

Default Font Size

Font Spacing

Default Font Spacing

Font Face

Default Font Face

Reading Theme

Default Theme (White)
You need to Log In or Sign Up to have your customization saved in your Literotica profile.
PUBLIC BETA

Note: You can change font size, font face, and turn on dark mode by clicking the "A" icon tab in the Story Info Box.

You can temporarily switch back to a Classic Literotica® experience during our ongoing public Beta testing. Please consider leaving feedback on issues you experience or suggest improvements.

Click here

we boil eggs by the half dozen
he eats only the whites
you eat only yolks
shells go to the snails
I will not become the mother who complains
about getting only
crusts and discarded toppings
because it is my choice

we pencil appointments
scramble in the new school year
we start the game rolling and then sneak inside

already I miss them
mud and stick habitats
chalkprint fence rows
my pastel shows
a softness that has grown over
broken glass and stainless blades
nocturnal emission hand shakes
kneeling before strangers no more
I do not need
what they feed me

and you,
you climb up into easy lap comfort
missing the edge, but not tonight
tonight we lie easy
sunken into soft cloth reassurance
dare I say it
love, promise, you

Please rate this poem
The author would appreciate your feedback.
  • COMMENTS
Anonymous
Our Comments Policy is available in the Lit FAQ
Post as:
Anonymous
3 Comments
twelveoonetwelveooneover 16 years ago
*

very imteresting, if NJ likes...

LeBrozLeBrozover 16 years ago
~~

This poem was mentioned in Wednesday's New Poems Reviews.

----------

normal jeannormal jeanover 16 years ago
e-motion

Love and poetry about real things. I have come to enjoy this type of work by people who have come and gone from Lit. Let us pray that this one here doesn't "get away"..

Share this Poem