my mom named me aurora
she said when i first came out the womb and smiled
she knew i would bring her light
my mom had me three months earlier than i supposed to be born
she likes to tell me it was because i knew how badly she needed me
i think it's because she did drugs
cocaine, weed, and pills.
when the doctor said she was five months pregnant she was too high to even comprehend the meaning of "raising a child"
i was lucky i was born as healthy as i was
either way, despite the drugs
my mom never stopped holding me as a baby
giving me all this love and attention
too bad one year later she met paul and her loved faded from me and into him
paul's eyes always lingered too long on the curves of my body
his eyes lingered very little on my mom
my mom remained blind
i would grow up named Aurora
"goddess of the dawn"
but i was filled with darkness.
YOU ARE READING
the missing pieces
Non-Fictionaurora is a jaded loner who begins a dangerous infatuation with a charming, obsessive, and popular classmate • told in the form of short vignettes and poetry
