For My Mom and My Daughters

By Joyce White Last updated Aug 23, 2024

For My Mom and My Daughters

A kick here and there for my Mom,
My daughters and me.
Rivalry inscribed from birth
To grave Sweet kisses
Turning into salty tears.

Do as I say not as I do!
Silent wars, screaming hostility,
Which is right?
Who is not?

With pods revolting,
And roots diving deep
For refuge Caffeine, Nicotine and Prozac.

Swallowing our kingliest bliss
Mother/Daughters flags
Of far too many dimensions
To unfurl on paper.

Joyce White

Born in St. Louis, I'm a show me gal. Come get inspired. My self-help books are Sculpting the Heart: Surviving Depression, Sculpting the Heart's Poetry, and Love, Rhyme & Reason, a Sculpting the Heart Book. My new book is also at Amazon, Love, Rhyme & Reason.
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3 Comments

Andy Bachman says 10 years ago
Very inspiring poem.
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Nancy Duci Denofio says 10 years ago
I love your work it reminds me so of my own life, in many poems.
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MistyAllen says 10 years ago
This was enjoyable. Just got through playing wii with my little girl. And yes, things are complicated among us females! Lol!
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