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Children laugh and play

                They are loved and nurtured                

Taught right from wrong

Praised and punished



Questions, at times, go unanswered

              Little do children know there is              

no illness lurking in the dark

Secrets hidden because of shame



Adolescence are stuck in a maze

of youth and young adulthood

           Secrets go deeper and deeper          

Questions remain unanswered

Illness remains in the dark



Teen life is full of fun and frolic

dating and of finding oneself

          But, at home, punishment is the        

biggest of all fears

Secrets and illness are buried deeper



Adulthood has made it's debut

Marriage and childbirth for some

Relationships barren for others

     Dysfunctional lifestyle without reason    

where: Questions go unanswered

Secrets and Illness remain hidden



Divorce and separation from family

and friends past and present

Then comes the time for role reversal

          The parent needs you, they can no longer        

    manage on their own. They seem to come to

terms with this and accept your offer



You take them in and a metamorphosis occurs

They become the parent of yesterday

They are bitter and cruel, their tongue sharp

              and quick as a serpent, their words sting              

with each strike they aim at you

        Verbally abusive, physical threats without strength

       Psychological punishments laden with guilt and grief



  Then, the secrets are exposed and  are spilled out in truth

  like acid eating through your flesh, and cannot be removed

The illness, finally exposed, and you realize you are there

This is not just She, but you, words exchange to the point

      where tears no longer ease the pain, accusations unfounded  

She  claims it is guilt, but there is nothing to feel guilty for



And then, I say: Goodbye Mother

         You will always be part of my life, but you cannot remain in it

         You will remain in my heart, mind and prayers, but, not my life    

I hope wherever you go you may finally find peace

      and make amends with your maker I pray for God to forgive you



You know what you do and say, but not the pain

that you inflict upon others, for they will not tell you

and if they did you do not listen, only to what you want to hear

Forgive me, for I cannot endure anymore of your punishments



Again, I say: Goodbye Mother