#daugther
she looks in the mirror
grabs her face cream
and as she applies it it down her neck
she looks at me and smiles
"don´t forget your neck" she says
otherwise only your face will stay young
since i can remember she was beauty
everyone always told me
but i was never her
i didn´t have her long hair or nails
that easy smile and grace
"you know my lips used to be just as full"
she says showing me old pictures
"i used to have fuller hair too"
she says stroking my hair
but i don´t anymore
It almost feels like a contest
you look skinny she says
i didn´t eat today she says
my mother is beautiful
but she doesn´t see it anymore
sometimes i forget she is more
more than just beauty
more than just my mother
who always carrys grace
that she is a person
my mother just turned fifty
"does this make me look fat" she asks
"do i look old" she asks
sometimes i believe she forgets too
that she is more than her beauty
that she is a person
Feb 5, 2023
Feb 5, 2023 at 5:44 AM UTC
How much is a life worth?
When you stare down the barrel of a gun
Does it vary by place of birth?
Do you have to be loved by someone?
Maybe money decides
Or a great personality
How much is it worth your life?
Maybe wisdom is the key
Do you have to make a mark
Maybe discover something new?
To keep that beat in your heart
For your life to have more value?
Maybe if you are beautiful
Your life is worth much more
Or really funny, never dull
You´re more valuable for sure
Maybe if you're a parent
Or you have a product that sells
Maybe if you have years well spent
You're worth more than someone else
Maybe if you believe in something
Or give money to charity
Maybe if you're the son of a king
They'll let you go free
Maybe if you have honour and fame
Or many hopes and dreams
Death might miss its aim
And see how much your life means
How much is a life worth?
How many tears do you need?
For someone to miss your presence on earth
For a whole world to grieve
How will they know your someone?
and not just a name on a list
Someone's daughter, someone´s son
Someone who will be missed
Nov 14, 2015
Nov 14, 2015 at 8:16 PM UTC