my mother
my mother acts as if i hung the moon
but she can't help but criticize the way that it droops in the sky
she tells me i am just like her in looks
and stands in the mirror
hating herself
my mother does not mean to hurt me with her backhanded praises
but i can't help but taste the bitterness in her words
"get used to your body, it doesn't seem to be changing"
words meant to make me realize
but just make me hurt that i am not what she wants me to be
my mother has turned to me for care for many years
i cannot tell her anything without it becoming a joke
i feel i am an object of ridicule
i fear i am becoming my mother
but she can't help but criticize the way that it droops in the sky
she tells me i am just like her in looks
and stands in the mirror
hating herself
my mother does not mean to hurt me with her backhanded praises
but i can't help but taste the bitterness in her words
"get used to your body, it doesn't seem to be changing"
words meant to make me realize
but just make me hurt that i am not what she wants me to be
my mother has turned to me for care for many years
i cannot tell her anything without it becoming a joke
i feel i am an object of ridicule
i fear i am becoming my mother