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My daughter hates me

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Published: Jun 7, 2010

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^{My daughter hates me
and it kills me to know this
she denies being raised by me
denies being mine
as soon as I open my eyes to the world
every day
as soon as I wake
I am aware of this knowledge
and it eats at me
it kills me inside

My daughter has threatened to kill me
several times
because she's disgusted
with who I am
she's hit me and kicked me and belittled me
and made me feel small
inside
and I don't know why
because I won't understand
what I'm doing wrong

My daughter is a beautiful girl
talented - strong - smart
in every way
she is all that her mother is not
the English language is merely a tool for her craft
she is an intellectual
reads tons of books by the day
and ingests knowledge
every way
she can
because she's so convinced
that she can always learn something
and I believe it as well

My daughter is a poet
she can make others feel her joy
and bring tears to people's eyes
she can turn sorrow into hope
and bring inspiration
into her peers hearts
she hones her skills
every second of every day
because
she dreams of eventually
becoming a writer
I know that she can

My daughter is an artist
she uses chalk
to express her emotions
and uses colors
to act as words
she can tell a story through images and
textures
and different layers
that she draws
she uses charcoal to illustrate
the raw pain
she holds in her heart

My daughter hurts me
every hour
every minute
every second
that she refuses my gifts
won't take what I throw at her,
talks down to me
when I give up
or when I tell her I want to die
she makes me feel ashamed of myself
because we both know,
I haven't tried
enough with her
and makes me realize
that even though
she suffers from the same illness I do
it won't hold her back

Nothing can
because

my daughter is strong.}

Through my mother's eyes, whom I consider my complete opposite. All of this is true.

I don't know how to react to my mother anymore. It hurt just writing this. I almost cried three times.

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