178. Mother and Daughter
by Polkadots24
I - (Y)
she hated the rain
the way it coupled with the wind
which would blow her skirt
towards the sky and expose
the color and design
of her underwear
to her teacher
II - (Y)
she hated the rain
as it poured on her
and foiled her futile attempts
to scale the tall walls
of her beloved academy
and experience the taste
of freedom
III - (Y)
she hated the rain
how it mixed with her salty tears
as if she wasn't even crying
(-this was the day she was left
on her own
to fend for herself
her light all but gone
and her heart along with it-)
IV - (Y)
she loved the rain but once
when she tried to run
from th she had
and the hardships she had gained
where a man covered her
with his umbrella, his embrace and his warm soft lips
EPILOGUE - (M)
she hates the rain
and how the droplets fall
on the glass
of her mother's casket
obscuring her mother's smile
and the mud
that smeared the sides of the street
dirtying her mother's grave
and coloring the white flowers
a dark brown