Mother’s Mantle by Neetu
August 26, 2023 by Neetu Malik in category Poet's Day by Neetu Malik tagged as family stories, love, mothers and daughters, Neetu
Mother’s Mantle
She wraps her child
in the old, soft mantle
though the child is
grown into a woman
she has raised
with gentle hands
and tender affection
her daughter shivers
as chill pierces through
holes in the aged fabric
a mother’s excuses
no longer explain
how they came to be
in the first place
through the tight weave
that could never rip.
© Neetu Malik
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