A Future
Maybe I'm not supposed to be a mother.
It’s hard to picture your future life
when you never thought the future was in your cards
because the hand you were dealt at a young age
toed the line of life survival and sacrifice.
When I look towards the future
At times, I only see the present
What is right in front of me
because that’s the sole timeline guaranteed
to not allow my bones
to be exposed with fea…


