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maternal yearn

I long for something

that was never mine.

Tha I had one of my own,

long ago.

And grieved for when I was young,

but pushed away when I was grown.

 

I long for something,

that had failed me,

took me for a fool,

a clown for my own entertainment.

I long for a word,

a kindness,

a hand extended,

a glance that would notice,

when I looked pretty.

 

I long for the warm *****

of a womanly form,

a fragrance I recognise,

of a wrinkled face with a smile.

 

I* gave away the womb that bore me.

I lost the one I didn't.

The only voice who told I was beautifull,

is now forever stilled.

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adele-horn
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Jan 13, 2012
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