Last night I dreamed of you,
mother-in-law.
You were resting by the pool—
the one where we once
spent our family summers.
I crept in quietly,
not to see you,
but to see him.
But you turned on me,
your eyes filling with tears,
asking the same words
he once threw at me:
“Did you come here
to ruin his life?”
I kept asking you—
What story did he tell you?
Because my parents
wished him well,
said he was a beautiful man,
that he would find someone
just as special.
Why did you never reach out?
Why did you never say a word?
Your eyes red,
your voice breaking—
I told you not to cry.
It wasn’t worth it.
You’ve suffered enough—
you lost a son,
you had a cruel husband,
you lived for everyone else.
And still,
you remain strong.
You are a warrior,
mother-in-law.
So don’t cry,
not for this.
At the end of the dream,
he appears at last,
smiling.
And though you spoke,
I no longer heard.
I only saw his smile.
And I wondered—
why was he smiling?
Oct 3, 2025
Oct 3, 2025 at 6:14 AM UTC
Last night I dreamed of you,
mother-in-law.
You were resting by the pool—
the one where we once
spent our family summers.
I crept in quietly,
not to see you,
but to see him.
But you turned on me,
your eyes filling with tears,
asking the same words
he once threw at me:
“Did you come here
to ruin his life?”
I kept asking you—
What story did he tell you?
Because my parents
wished him well,
said he was a beautiful man,
that he would find someone
just as special.
Why did you never reach out?
Why did you never say a word?
Your eyes red,
your voice breaking—
I told you not to cry.
It wasn’t worth it.
You’ve suffered enough—
you lost a son,
you had a cruel husband,
you lived for everyone else.
And still,
you remain strong.
You are a warrior,
mother-in-law.
So don’t cry,
not for this.
At the end of the dream,
he appears at last,
smiling.
And though you spoke,
I no longer heard.
I only saw his smile.
And I wondered—
why was he smiling?
