Happy Mother's Day to all of the mothers in the world!
I originally wanted to make an original poem for Mother's Day, but I decided to do this mainly for the sheer innocence of it all. It's highlighting a Branded girl that is a key character in one of my fanfictions that won't come out for a long time... Anyways, if you're confused, then that means I've done a good job. You're supposed to be confused. Not in a bad way, like you can't follow through with my writing (yikes!) but confused emotionally, like you're appreciative of what your mother is doing and are trying your hardest to help her out, but there still are too many times where she fakes a smile and pretends it's all going to be okay. I WANT you to feel what the Branded girl is feeling.
I mainly just want to touch hearts with this. I know that I'm not a good enough writer, but this is the best that I can do...
Dedicated to all of the mother's in the world, my own mommy, my grandma, and my Onee-chan-in-law, who is expecting a baby! ^_^
Mommy
is BIG
and STRONG.
She fights
HARD
so I won't get hurt.
She says
that
I have no daddy.
But that's okay.
We both travel
A LOT.
She says
it's fun to explore.
I think it's fun too!
Mommy
is smart.
VERY SMART.
She
tells me history,
lots of history.
She likes
the old legends.
I do too!
She
teaches me tactics;
Very useful tactics,
she said.
She
taught me
how to use a sword
and defend
myself
so that
when Mommy
isn't here,
I won't get hurt,
she said.
But if
Mommy
will always
be here,
she says,
then why
would I
need
to learn?
She's always here
to protect me...
Right?
Mommy
is CARING
and LOVING.
She
sings
to me
All the time.
I know
that I'm an
Outcast
because of my Brand
and
of my Blood.
But
Mommy
said that
LOVE
is un-con-dee-show-nohl.
It means
that she loves
me
no matter
what
I am,
she said.
One day,
Mommy met a person.
He had a
Brand.
Just like me.
My mommy became
scared,
and I too was
scared,
because
when Mommy is
scared,
it means that
someTHING
or
someONE
will try to hurt me.
He opened a book
and started to open his mouth
but when he saw me
he close it all
and walked
away.
Another day,
a man caught me.
He held me
while scaring
my mommy.
She
growled
and went
BOOM.
Where Mommy was
was a BIG,
BLACK,
SCARY
dragon!
But I wasn't
scared,
not like the scary man,
because
I knew
it was Mommy.
Wingless,
Fire-less,
but still my BIG,
STRONG
Mommy.
Later,
I learned
that the Branded's
Laguz parent
can't turn back to an animal,
which means that
my Mommy
was SPECIAL.
VERY SPECIAL.
I couldn't remember
anything else
after that
except now
I
was stuck
here
in a cooped,
caged,
place.
And for a very long time,
I didn't see Mommy.
I thought
she
was
GONE.
I cried
and sat
and cried
and sat.
But one day, Mommy came again.
She looked...
Different.
Older.
But she was still
MY MOMMY.
She picked me up
while I cried.
She said,
Hush, hush, I'm here.
It's all right now.
The Bad Man
is gone,
and we are free.
And then IT happened.
My mommy told
her Laguz friends
to go away
with me.
But I didn't want to!
MY MOMMY
is here!
I wanna be with
MY MOMMY!
She said,
Hush, hush, I'll be there.
It'll be okay.
Even if MOMMY
is gone,
I'll still be here.
But I didn't WANNA!
I WANNA STAY WITH MOMMY!
The doors opened
and a burly man
WITH BLUE HAIR
stepped out.
I touched my hair
as I
became
scared.
Mommy's friends hid me
and themselves.
We all watched
Mommy
and
that man
fight.
She turned
into that
wingless,
BIG,
STRONG,
black dragon.
I thought
Mommy
would win,
because all mommies win...
Right?
But I only saw that
GOLDEN SWORD
stab
Mommy
in
the
chest.
I didn't say anything.
I
was
scared.
Alone.
Mommy.
Was.
GONE.
FOREVER.
I ran
at that man
and hit him.
He
hit me back
and told ME,
ME,
to stay away.
I hit him.
He threw me towards Mommy.
I cried
and touched
Mommy.
She growled
a
tune
and then
she
was quiet.
VERY QUIET.
And I cried.
Because all mommies don't die...
Right?
Mommy can't DIE!
She's TOO BIG
AND STRONG
to EVER go away!
I HATE THAT MAN!
PEOPLE SAY
THAT HE'S A HERO
BUT HE KILLED MOMMY!
MOMMY!
WHAT KIND OF EVIL MAN
KILLS A MOMMY!
I HATE YOU,
I said.
I HATE YOU!
The forest
was quiet
without
Mommy.
But
one morning
while watching
the sun
rise,
I saw a person.
I ignored her.
She came closer.
I looked at her
and cried
out loud
with joy,
because
as I cried
and as Mommy held me,
she said,
quietly,
but in a good way,
See?
All mommies are forever.
Because even if I was gone,
I'll still be there.
And I
am
actually
HERE
for you.
She met that branded man again
and loved him.
She met that blue-haired man
that killed her
and said,
It's okay.
I understand.
So
I said,
It's okay,
too.
Even though
not all fairytales
end like THIS,
Now that I look back,
In a new land,
with someone
I love,
I remember what my Mommy told me,
once,
not so long ago:
Hush, hush, I'll be there.
It'll be okay.
Even if Mommy
is gone,
I'll still be here.
I guess
I'll do the same.
I cradled my baby
and sang.
Again.