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…