literature

mirror/daughter

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Literature Text

why is it
that my mother can't stand the quiet
as we drive down the same
road as usual?

she talks and i nod, turn on
the radio to escape her endless banter.

and she
always finds a reason to say

things that hurt me

but not her.

i try not to listen, try not to yell
and cry and

(i paralyze time, inhale/exhale
this is just a 15 minute drive, and maybe

maybe she will understand.)

but she never realizes
i'm not a younger version of her,

a copy, with the same data installed.
I feel like shit right now, and I am going to be whiny about it.

Please forgive me.
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ChiaraElena's avatar
It's terrible being in such circumstances without having the opportunity to escape. Sometimes I've got similar problems with my father. I actually think that all people project their own expectations onto others until a certain degree. But the problem with parents is that their opinion matters the most apparently. (At least as long as we're 'still living under their roof'.)
I hope the relationship with your mother became better!