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absent adoration (starved hearts)
To those with shrapnel
for mothers–caregivers who
leave their adoring
children hanging like
a fragmented sentence. To
those who cling fast to
human companions
and burrow themselves into
the chests of lovers,
suckling maternal
love from a wet nurse’s breast
fruitlessly; who wrap
themselves in body
heat and hearken heartbeats as
though they’re eavesdropping
behind tightly-closed
doors–attempts at inventing
a memory of
when their mothers held
them close. To those who always
unravel when they’re
alone, you must love
yourself more so that you don’t
grasp at mirages
to satisfy your
starved heart; you must become the
love of your own life.
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written for the abandoned daughter who's desperate for love.