Brown

By MinnieAynaj

Although she understood Her place in the world

It was hard to understand why Strength was founded in agony Mother left children

Cooking and cleaning

But reminded them they were not resilient enough to withstand her beatings

When it came to people not understanding inevitable You decided to change the path of emotions

That were hidden in the pits of black holes The cries each night struggling of wanting more but knowing less Was not resilient

Withering on the floor as she absorbs The generational affection

While acknowledging the infection That has consumed her well being Knowing mother is stuck in the middle Knowing and comforting

What can this child who is seven but eighteen presenting do?

It wasn’t mopping the tears off the floor so She wouldn’t smell like mildew slipping in her own sorrow

Resilient

Mother wasn’t there

No one to teach this resilience

Just standing in the middle of uncertainty

Walks through picking up lessons

Because sadness was finally welcomed after years of suffering she finally was in resilience presence grief is human

Emotion is human

The breath of peppermint as she Walks to her therapist appointment

And leaves with her eyes tearing and heart heavy She watched her cartoons

While twisting down her curls Content with her sadness

For she knew yes life was always going to push her down

It was resilient to find beauty in the ground as she admired the way she watched herself get up