Stand Alone

Push harder,

Stand taller, 
Straight face,
I'm fine,
Master mind manipulator 
He calls me a hater
A Karen 
I'm so overbearing 
bear our child
Yet
Stand alone 
Sunday schools grace 
stand alone 
Baseball field  
Stand alone 
Gade school winter concert 
Stand alone  
Selfish 
And understatement 
Helicopter mom 
You must remain calm
Hide your emotions 
One-sided standards 
Super weekend Dad
You are the Mother 
Stand taller
Try harder 
Straight face
Smile and greet them with grace 
It will all be fine 
View katie47404's Full Portfolio
lyrycsyntyme's picture

Forceful (pushback), raw

Forceful (pushback), raw account of being gaslit by a spouse, as a wife and mother. Poetically, fine word play with line pairs such as "I'm so overbearing / bear our child". "Stand alone" is the theme that sows it together quite tightly, but standing alone is not a place to be left in any partnership, particularly not one founded on principles of love. Wishing you better.