A Curse of Evil
It was a dark and stormy night in September,
The absence of streetlights and stars in the sky
Enveloped us in shivers and terrors.
This was the night of judgment,
The perfect moment to claim its right.
I heard voices, born from madness and chaos,
Frightened by the piercing cries.
"I came to claim my brother!"
An old woman in a black cloak rose from the crowd.
Her eyes, filled with tears,
Summoned all her strength against the meddlers,
Fighting for what she had come for—"A decent funeral!"
She fell to her knees and burst into tears.
Wronged souls would never understand.
They fought without reason,
Blamed unjustly,
Held grudges against the righteous.
So often, they chose the opposite side,
Covered wrongs for their egocentric needs.
With unwavering conviction, she spoke her final words:
"How dare you claim to be part of a family,
When you were selfish and deceitful?"
A witch, proud and arrogant, roared,
Her aim was vengeance.
She grabbed the old woman and pushed her to the ground.
The place blazed with fire,
Just like her black eyes, filled with fury.
Her filthy mouth unleashed an unforgivable curse.
A death curse—outrageous.
It was then I came back to my senses.
The old woman, cursed by the witch,
Was my mother.
A year later, her life perished with dignity,
In the name of "unconditional love."
Writer's Note:
I wrote this poem way back 2011 when my mother and I went to our hometown to visit my dying uncle. My Mother was really ill that time but she decided to postpone her chemotherapy just to be there for her brother. The night my uncle died, his adopted granddaughter made a scene and wont let my mother take my uncle's body to do the descent funeral. She wanted to do the funeral in the barangay hall so they could play more card games and get more donations from the people. I don't really know her own motives but maybe its all about the money. The people around her, their neighbors were all in her side, that night she cursed my mother's death. She said filthy things that were so unbearable to bear.
I have difficulty of forgiving this person for whatever rudeness and wrong doings she made for my Mother. I wish someday I could find it in my heart that forgiveness to bring me peace of mind.
