The Life Giver

A poem inspired by my mother!

she is the Life Giver

and the maker of pain

passing along what they taught her

the monsters of her shame

the Creature of False Belief

and the Taker of Innocent Game

create and nurture her grief

for me to one day claim

she attempts not to notice

she won’t accept the blame

her only true crime now

is pretending it all away

while striving for nothing

with everything to gain

she is the Life Giver

and Taker just the same

Author's Note

Capitalization is on purpose!

Reviews

[Jacqueline Lopez]

Truly amazing from the beginning to the end.

[Luna]

I love the flow of the poem and the message is so beautiful and personified. I can see the images very clearly and I like how you don't try to blond the reader with details. Very good.