#sorry if it sucks i wrote this at 1am after an episode

[krisdotkom]

Mother

My mother is an amazing woman 

In the sense that her tongue is razor-sharp,

But still claims it loves 

Her hands burn my flesh,

Yet still hold me so gently 

People say I take after her

I wish I didn't 

I try not to see it 

How my tongue is razor-sharp 

Like hers

I try to ignore the burn marks on the ones I love

I want to hate her 

But it's hard 

A dog doesn't want fleas 

But she kept them anyways 

And why wouldn't her tongue be sharp?

The man she loves is sharper 

He spews his vitriol 

And she collects it all

Like water in her bucket 

But somedays it overflows 

And spills all over me

#poem #spilled thoughts #poetry #original poem #sorta vent #i have mommy issues #sorry if it sucks i wrote this at 1am after an episode #anyway shout out to Ezra and Katie for hyping me up