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Anniversaries
Anniversaries
By jfarrell
Happy birthday; happy christmas;
Poppy day; Anne Frank’s birthday;
Anniversaries are things to remember,
Sometimes, like birthdays, things to celebrate.
A little over 20 years ago Princess Diana died;
Where was I? waking up in a mental hospital
After my first suicide attempt;
Happy anniversary.
My dying before she does
Maybe the only way I can make my mum feel something,
Anything, about me;
To be fair, it’s not like she could if she wanted to.
Last time I saw her, 25 years ago, I told I’m never coming back
“Don’t I get a kiss. I am your mother,” she said
No, I said;
You may have given birth to me, but you’re not my mother.
Her spite towards me and my anger towards her;
Both need to hurt the other in self defence;
It is a vicious cycle that will continue
Long after her, or my, death.
Happy anniversary.
