Bebe

Ever since

I was a teenager,

I wanted to be a mother.

I knew I would be a good mother.

I would hold my belly

Whenever I was bloated like

My future daughter was inside.

I would examine my belly

Left side, right side,

Rub it in circles,

And make the pain go away.

I would think about how I would gain

Some weight since everyone says I’m

Flaca these days.

I would have the closest connection

Known to woman.

I would feel more like a woman.

I would be complete.

Because she would finally see me.

There would be another me.

Because I’ve yearned for a lost love.

Yearned for someone who I could take

Care of for the rest of my life

Who would love me unconditionally.

But I haven’t met a man yet

That I could start a family with.

Even though I want to be a mother,

I don’t think I’m ready to be

But i’ve always had the qualities of a

Mother in me.