The Revenge of One Humiliated
I crouch down in front of her, I take her blankie, I hold it against me, I feel it, I breathe it in, I love it, as I love my daughter, as I love my son, as I love everything they are, everything they will be, everything they teach me to be, to love, to live, to be myself, at last, after all these years, after all these lies, after all these fears, after all these flights, and I tell her, in a voice I want to be that of the mother, of the one who reassures, who protects, who defends, who guards, who saves, a voice that does not tremble, that does not crack, that does not break, a voice that says everything is fine, everything is fine, nothing can happen, no one can hurt you, mom is here, mom