girl child
stay awake but do not cry
mumble prayers and do not lie
i scrub away the pain, the pain
i flick the switch again, again,
i can't sit still, my minds at strain
my daughter's blood, it stains and stains
my limbs protrude like minarets,
my eyes they hide, they're getting wet
my stomach full with all regrets
my head thinks of the child i've never met
a slice inside my uterus,
a plunging pain i can't seduce,
my daughter born, of still and womb.
my mother's words, they churn and churn
"you'll never learn, you'll never learn"
people like me only ever burn and burn
stay awake but do not cry
mumble prayers and do not lie
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