loureid

[loureid]

Vampire Coven by the Phantom Painter

[loureid]

Mother

I miss my mother like the first day of school 

I miss my mother like a childhood friend 

I miss my mother like struggling on a math test 

I miss my mother like playing outside until the sun goes down 

I miss my mother like a hurt baby rabbit 

Escaping the tight jaws of the coyote 

Wandering the woods aimlessly 

Leaving a trail of metallic crimson behind me for the other coyotes to find 

I miss my mother like a baby deer during hunting season

Walking carefully away from the scary men with guns 

For I hope they’ll find me too frail and small to hurt 

As I search for a metallic trail left behind by my mother

Hoping for a trace or sign of her love 

I fear my mother like I fear prosecution 

I fear I left my mother hurt and bleeding in the forest 

I fear my mother like I fear god 

For I fear that I won’t be granted forgiveness 

For I fear if i were to stumble upon my mother lying in the leaves 

God would make us battle for salvation 

Our own blood and tears wash away the footprints of the hurt rabbit and fawn

Leaving behind nothing but mothers mourning for their babies