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Mother’s Mantle by Neetu

August 26, 2023 by in category Poet's Day by Neetu Malik tagged as , , ,

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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