mother
walks but is dead
been dead many years
even before her eyesight started going
blaming blindness for her downfall
to her entire life from birth to a walking death of 97 years
she waits
nothing
no expectations
nothing to make her whole
and so it is with her children
two unformed worthless lives
i am one of them
nothing
i, the epitome of nothing
wish i was in the womb and aborted
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RunningWithEllen's Blog 
April 13th, 2015 at 11:14 am
Sad when mothers are so not there, so lacking purpose, so just coasting through. I think many elders are this way and some are so alive. Wonder what makes the difference. What are the benefits of depression…