Woman To Woman
Mom, I once wished you had said,
"Babies bring stretch marks and widen your feet."
Yet, I would not have known how far I could walk
or how long I could reach.
You could have told me that love means compromising hair appointments,
red king crabs and satin sheets.
How would I had known that nappy hair could make me stronger,
and chili beans could last so much longer?
When I wonder why you didn't tell me the truth,
I glance at Joshua, Marcus and Jordan
and know that every minute was worth the questions, the wait,
the pain that I would endure in life each day.
Thank You For Secrets
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Submitted by BooHayes on April 25, 2012
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 572 |
Words | 112 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 2, 2, 5 |
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