We are two women <br />Nothing alike <br />Mother and daughter <br />In a constant fight <br /> <br />I asked why did she even have me <br /> <br />She sat me down and said: <br />I wished you into existence <br />A Woman nothing like myself <br />Who I always wanted to be <br /> <br />I am like an oyster <br />Ugly at times with many a flaw <br />But deep inside I kept the best of me <br />A creation of awe <br /> <br />You would be perfection <br />Though an irritation at times <br />But I polished up my best of me <br />Into ball that would shine <br /> <br />In order for the world to see <br />The part I kept hidden, the best of me <br />You would have to be cut right out of my heart <br />To set your beauty free <br /> <br />I grow older <br />My life coming to it’s end <br />To the world <br />I send out my most precious gem <br /> <br />The answer is simple <br />Why I brought you into this world <br />I am an Oyster <br />And you are my Pearl<br /><br />Wanda Swim Strunk<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/mother-of-pearl/
