my mother worries
that there will be no one
by her bed
when she dies
she doesn't remember
that when i was a toddler
she put herself to bed
and made me her parent
she forgets that she used
those little hands to rub
her back--her head
until she felt better
these grown up hands
still wince
at the thought of touching
her skin
somehow i will have
to find a way to fulfill my
adult responsibilities
perhaps she still has
a day or two til then
Mar 28, 2016
Mar 28, 2016 at 12:11 AM UTC
my mother worries
that there will be no one
by her bed
when she dies
she doesn't remember
that when i was a toddler
she put herself to bed
and made me her parent
she forgets that she used
those little hands to rub
her back--her head
until she felt better
these grown up hands
still wince
at the thought of touching
her skin
somehow i will have
to find a way to fulfill my
adult responsibilities
perhaps she still has
a day or two til then
more honest if it kills me
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