Turkish Delight

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Turkish Delight

 

 

 

All those tender Turkish cubes

Powdered with sugar and

 

Those doughnuts crammed with

Strawberry jelly

Are my crown favorites

 

But if you were told

That baked desserts

Were harvested sweet

Then you have been fooled

 

No one can be naturally "sweet"

We all try to be every so often

 

We curve our eyes,

Light them up

With two candles

Of  glowing sentiments

Stretching a grin

Not too wide just

Enough to show

The good part of our teeth

 

A sweet smile

 

I feel contented the way I am

With those glum, uninterested   

Eyes and measured responses

 

I'm blunt in my own house

I don't bother gussying up

Or changing those ugly

Decayed set of pajamas

 

I don't use compliance

And I'm not as cute as I seem

At first glance or through my

Soft-spoken: Hello

 

I slouch back in my chair

And I cross my legs on the desk

And I'd shoo you out of my room

If I don’t feel like seeing

Your face right now

 

And by: you, I meant my mom

 

"There's a Teenager in the House"

The title printed on the book

She intensely reads everyday

Is not such an amusing sight

 

The pretty mini skirt clipped

In her musty long fingers

 

Or the not-so-well-made apple pie

Baking in her tarnished oven

 

And most importantly

The times she represses

Her grimace in the morning

Upon seeing those distorted wrists

Resting near the pillow

 

"It's just a phase. She'll be alright"

 

She's trying hard. She really is.

To internally repeat those words

Until her mind overcomes

Whatever barrier there is

 

To reach an understanding

 

 

Her forty-year-old features

Slightly wrinkled in a smile

 

A sweet contribution

 

An inner voice I'd like to call "irritating"

Because it's always jabbing me

In the back, whining about

What's wrong and what's right

 

"Okay, fine…" I roll my eyes

To the face in the mirror

 

"I'll try to be…sweet in return."

 

I can't smile, I realize.

Something must be stuck

In between my jaws

 

Appreciate her. Be…Sweet.

 

The voice wouldn't quit jabbing

My lazy shoulders

 

"Aghh! I get it!" I decide,

Hurriedly running towards

Her ever-waiting motherly arms

 

I hug her.

A low, but sincere "Thank you"

Arrive at her ears

 

Her "sweet" responses

Are always equipped

"Aww…my sweet, sweet child."

Her tight, heated arms always win

Against my half-hearted ones

 

And just when I decide

The moment has lasted long enough

I try untangling from her embrace

And I fail…

 

"What are you thanking me for!? I'm your mother; it's my job to care for you!"

 

And here begins the long…

Long lesson about

The cycle of life

And the cycle of love…

 

"Okay, mom…" I fidget uselessly

"Uh…you can let go now…Mom…?"

 

Maybe I should have just blown her a kiss…

 

Author's Note

Reviews, comments and corrections are appreciated.

*Image by ~em-davidson

Link: http://em-davidson.deviantart.com/art/Turkish-Delight-108583322?q=boost%3Apopular+turkish+delight&qo=7

Reviews

[An owl on the moon]

I absolutely love Turkish delight, so the title pulled me in, yet your words convey so much more than sugary sweetness. You have such an honest, transparent voice here, sharing insights into your world.. loving and being loved... and just being you.. profoundly you.

[My Fair Lady]

What a delight you are Wella. You could totally be mine, and I could totally be your mom. As the mother of teenage daughters I fight to keep the balance between keeping them safe, teaching important life lessons, and giving enough freedom to becoming their own beautiful women. It is a delicate dance with steps that are so hard to learn. I admit I mess up a lot and am often clumsy.

[Mauricio Montoya]

Definitely a sweet delight, food for thought.

[No use.]

turkish delights ~ sounds like my relationship with my mother at times! i believe the hardest thing in life is to be a mother.

[mamabear]

Well written. I loved it. Keep up the good work.

Mamabear x

[PaperHearts]

This was such an original poem! I've never read anything like this before, but I have to admit, I really enjoyed reading this. I thought that it was super creative, and had a really definite style and voice. You paint such a vivid picture using the most simple of words, and that's definitely something that I admire in your writing. The ending was pitch perfect. :P Nice write,
~PaperHearts

[Geralyn Miller]

Well written.
I would love to be a fly on the wall in forty years when you reread your early writings. I've been rereading my early stuf and know why everyone thought I was really "unusual". I wonder what revealations your words will have for you?
My view of my Mother changed so much over the years, I hope you have the same good fortune I had in discovering who she actually was.

[hannahspelledbackwards]

Your writing skills make me envy you.
Good work! :)

[Bubo]

My daughter would agree..........but I know she loves me really!
I loved this. A delicate look at mothers and how a relationship can be, when two are so different, I LOVED the dialogue in it, and the beautiful descriptions, so many lines that rang true, I guess it is only when you must become a mother you realise why your mother is the way she is, and might nag etc........stunning piece.........treasure her, because one day you will turn around and she will be older and greyer, and time will have passed by.

An inner voice I'd like to call "irritating"
Because it's always jabbing me
In the back, whining about
What's wrong and what's right

"Okay, fine…" I roll my eyes
To the face in the mirror

"I'll try to be…sweet in return."

[Coyote Poetry]

The poem is amazing. I like the feel and gentleness of the words. The ending made me smile. Children can make us smile and cry sometime. A excellent poem.
Coyote

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wait until you have a daughter of your own...LOL..your mum and me should talk :)
(she said sweetly, showing you sweetest smile)!!