Mother

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She comes to me,

Not yet in the room,

Touching the doorway with her shoulder like a feather

Only to emphasize the deep breath she takes

With a smile like she loves the smell of air;

Then she stares at me in deafening silence

Through eyes that hold love and adoration.

The intensity moving through her pupils

Is upsetting, maddening even

It only riles up my despise for her

As I don't want to be the destination

Of the obsession she diverts through her gaze.

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