You Never Said
Who are you but a woman
who cries and wishes
for a better future. Mother, don’t we all.
Who is he but a lout and a liar
who yells and spanks
his own children. He was my father.
You weren’t the first, but you were the last to fall
under his spell, whatever it was,
You had nothing in common, but me.
You were the angel, he was the devil
who tried to atone. Can’t say I forgave him.
Maybe it’s the circumstance of my birth,
maybe it’s that you never said.
Maybe I just don’t care anymore.
© Catherine Woods 2017
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