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Mother and the Daughter

February 3, 2021
By CharlieM_13 BRONZE, Mobile, Alabama
CharlieM_13 BRONZE, Mobile, Alabama
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Favorite Quote:
"When I'm sometimes asked 'when will there be enough women on the supreme court?' and I say when there are nine, people are shocked. But there'd been nine men, and nobody's ever raised a question about that." - RBG


You never see my side

Always lining up against my pride

Never once asked to help

I feel like a dog always the one to yelp

 

I’ve learned not to let you see me cry

I know now it’s better not to try

You don’t care about my POV

Always think you’re above me

 

I don’t want to go out silently

But you make me go quietly

I can’t stand up to make my claim

You’re always ready to aim

 

Never asked for my opinion

I’m not some little minion

You twist my words

Pointing them back at me in thirds

 

Half of what you saying isn’t true

You always know how to make me blue

Never once stood in my shoes

I’ll forever sit on my bed in the blues

 

We are cat and mouse

Never listened to me, not an ounce

I never received your respect

You only saw from one aspect

 

I’ll never find the words to say

Always told to go away

You dismiss my every try

I’ll never ever cry

 

You try to break what can’t be broken

You’ll end up the one chosen

Chosen by God to be sent to h*ll

Tell him that your daughter wishes you well


The author's comments:

A poem I wrote after getting into an argument with my mom about something that wasn't my fault. I tried to defend myself from the accusation and was told to stop talking back and how rude I was being to my family. I realize now that I need to try to get along and if that means losing my pride then that's what I'll have to do it, but I know it won't be easy.


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on Mar. 21 2021 at 8:46 pm
CharlieM_13 BRONZE, Mobile, Alabama
4 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
"When I'm sometimes asked 'when will there be enough women on the supreme court?' and I say when there are nine, people are shocked. But there'd been nine men, and nobody's ever raised a question about that." - RBG

My mother and I have an amazing relationship. I was in an angry place when I wrote this and it is very exaggerated (as are most things from a teenage girl). While my mother and I are not perfect, its enough and I respect and love her a lot.