I wont blame my mother
for she did not start this
I do not know whose mother did
But it was not my mother
She just followed what she was told
and taught me what she had learnt
It was not her who said
A woman would not be complete
Until she finds her ‘Better’ half
NO
It was not her
who said women should not be
outside till late
that women should not be loud
that grace is when you smile in discomfort
Sometimes I see her wondering
what would have happened
if she ended it
Not that she is not loved
Not that she is not adored
she is
Sincerely
but
She also wonders
What would have happened
If she had questioned
Her mother
I see it
She does not say a word
But I get it
Her idea of safety
is companionship
That is my idea of confusion
Her idea of achievement
is land and gold
but I do not believe
In things that I am told
I do beleive in What I feel
but I am a lost soul myself
It was not my mother
Who started the unwritten list
of ”what a girl should be”
So I do not blame her
For the things she says to me
If I ever continue
In this human race
I want my daughter
To be writing this
that It was not her mother who started this
but
It was her mother who ended it
That she spoke
things that were simple
but changed
the way people looked
at
daughters
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