I told my #mother
long ago
the I would not
become like her:
My children
would not have
the burden of expectation
on their shoulders
generations change
and we must
become more flexible
she laments the future
#vss365 #poetry #writing #writingcommunity
#vss365 #prompt for 8 June is #mother
“The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.” William Ross Wallace. That’s true for most of us, the fortunate. A mother’s love is a force of nature. But it is not so simple. Mother has a multitude of faces. Show us #mother.
