last night i had a talk with my mother

by jamelah

Posted to Action Poetry on 2002-01-23 09:33:00

and she told me
i do not see
the good that
stares me in
the face
i tucked some hair
behind my ear
speechless,
wondering what in the world
there is to say to a statement like that.

and there’s nothing.
nothing to say
upon hearing
i don’t see
the good that
looks at me
and i wonder
if she’s
right
and

i’m so afraid she is.