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Inherited

She lived and breathed and ate and drank. She went to the shop. She went to the bank.  She drove around town. Bought a pair of glasses.  She went to the park, fed the doves among the grasses. She cooked some food and poured some wine. She set the table and sat down to dine.   She washed her clothes and then did the dishes.  I would have her do this thrice over if I was given three wishes.  I would have her get up from her bed and brush her teeth.  I would have her comb her hair and clean her feet.  Live a mundane day after another.  For she was my one and only mother.  She doesn't eat or sleep or buy any shades. She doesn't go to the grocery nor does she pay the maid.   All she does is haunt me in my dreams.  This ring is the only piece of her left to me it seems.

Constructive Depression

Lower lip trembles,  It threatens to flood, Awash in the devastation, The foundation has been ravaged. No longer I yearn for shelter, God has me accustomed to the climes. I built a new home. Red bricks and grim mortar, Awash in the light of hope. A better tomorrow, No longer I cringe at smiles. You have me wanting for more. My palace towers above me.  Why do I still feel so small? I am a queen.  Yet a slave to my doubts.  Life gave me no quarter.  I ask for too much. Sunset after sunset.  A hard look in the mirror.  I am my plinth and my roof.  No earthquake shall uproot.  Disaster builds character.  And now my fortress stands strong.