Poison!

Momma named me Poison. Said I'd never amount to anything good. Said she'd have aborted if she could.

One time I asked her "momma, why do birds fly?" ...."To get away from you child!"

Never a time did she smile with me. I was a reminder of what she couldn't be.
It was 10 years back she walked alone from her second job to home.

But never made it pass the night. A towering image blocked her sight.

Screams linger on, like she does when she sleeps.

Through me her haunting memories keep...