it took only a few months for the lights to go off in her head,
she wondered how her mother before her had done it,
how her grandmother before her mother had done it,
how her great-grandmother before her grandmother had done it,
she wondered because she could never find out,
from three generations of powerhouses, the representation of strength,
internal monologues and questions,
only to be met with a deafening silence,
she cradled her child while being pregnant with grief,
tears playing musical chairs, all falling down,
bloodshot eyes and 15 minutes of shut-eye,
all she could think about was how she worked so hard and came so far…
Nessa 🖤
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