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A Future

Maybe I'm not supposed to be a mother.

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Vanessa Rose Lima
Feb 16, 2023
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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…

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