Confession
A cry.
Its just me.
Suckling at my mother’s breasts
She looks into my eyes.
Hands cradling,
I will always love you.
She reassures me.
A mistake.
Its just me.
Tears in her eyes.
A warm embrace.
I trust you.
She reassures me.
An illness.
Its just me.
She sits besides me.
The bags under her eyes reassure me.
A failure.
Its just me.
She hands me a ladder.
Her strength reassures me.
A success.
Its just me.
She looks up at a god unseen.
Her prayers reassuring me.
A confession.
Of a love forbidden;
Its just me.
Silence. More painful than words.
She will never reassure me.