Two Faces, One Mother

Love, joy, pain, fear, all in one

face. Gentle hands that stroked my hair. Smiles, hugs or kisses,

you were there. Your homemade sweets were everywhere. Yet your fists

cracked my bones. Your long nails dug in deep. Tearing holes in me.

Two faces, one body always trapped inside a shifting maze.

My sanctuary, my tormentor. Heaven and hell both in one face.

Angels whispered in your embrace. And Satan's fire consumed your grace. Threats of death

followed by pie. Calm and chaos in hazel eyes. Two faces, one body,