Monster

inspired by the book fallout by Ellen Hoppkins

I see the face
of my mother
for the first time
and all I see is fear
and anger...
is what fuels her
as I learn about a mother
I've never known, but have supposed to
but judging from the stories
I've heard
I say,
mother is alone
and in pain...
is what my mother experiences everyday
but that doesn't stop her from going back to the monster
she so very much loves
I look at my mother
and try to understand what it is she loves about the
monster so very much
and I realize that it brings her comfort
and security,
then I know for who she really is

I see my mother for the first time and I realize that as the child of this person,
the monster will eat me too
so as the person who wants nothing to do with her
I try to stay clear of the monster best I can
because I see my mother
because I hear my mother
because I know my mother
I know from the bottom of my heart
that no matter how much I'm supposed to love her
I know that she has only become a slave of the monster

Author's Note

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Reviews

[FocusedAmnesia]

This piece contains such a raw honesty, it truly is compelling and thought provoking. Great read:]

[OceanTropic]

Wow. This is deep. I really appreciated the fact that you didn't spoon feed us every detail, but wrote only that which triggers these emotions. From that, we could gather our own image and it was very clear.

Great piece. Very uniquely written. I didn't understand why some lines you wrote the way you did, and you you separated some statements in the ways that you did, but overall I really enjoyed this piece.

[OT]

strong and powerful write - very emotive and poignant - sad stuff, well written! nice!

[Michael.]

Seemed more like a story than a poem.
Its more sad than anything else.

[manifesto]

Whoa... Eerie, sad, brutally honest, but amazing!

a child of a parent facing abuse. it's very sad to know tjhis occurs around us. well written dear.

[al25]

Very sad. Anyway a great piece of writing.

[KAREN]

A heart felt write! I could feel the pain in this read, but it was written with such feeling as well!

[NoneOfYourBusiness akaK..]

engaging and strong writing~ the repitition in the last stanza adds to the haunting quality of the poetic~