Mothers
She told me
she was 21
Had a baby
At 17
Laughed and said,
“5, 3, and 3-months”
How she quit school …
how her boyfriend
quit her
Still she smiled
As if her
Heart were whole
Down the way
Another lady
Spoke
Of how she finally
Took a chance
On love
Only to be left alone
With a bundle
Soon to be 3
She told me
She never knew
What love was
Until her daughter
taught her
Later
Driving home
Hours after
A day later
Thought about
These women
And how
I hoped
One day
Their children
Would know
How much
Their mothers
Loved them
so
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