My Baby

I'm at war with myself
my mother
and with that which I care most about

Do I do what I know it right for me?
Do I listen to my mother's harsh words?

I hate myself for my mistake
for my mother's reaction to it
but I am coming to love that which grows inside me

and with that love, I am learning to love myself
Learning to know my mother
and learning how to smile when I say,
My Baby