Is that my mother’s touch? <br /> So why is it so cold? <br /> <br />Is that my mother’s voice? <br /> Who tells me that I’m spoiled? <br /> <br />Is that my mother’s mouth? <br /> That tells my secrets to everyone? <br /> <br />Is that my mother’s heart? <br /> Who stays with a man who wants to devour me? <br /> <br />Is that my mother? <br /> No. <br /> <br />I am my own mother, now. <br />My touch is soft, giving, tender- <br />Never telling my secrets out. <br />My voice brushes by soft <br />Like a whisper: Live!<br /><br />Charlotte Ballard<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/is-that-my-mother-s-touch/
