a mother's son returns the favor
that slap that made him breathe
together they cry unabated
back to their lives awaited
from birth through separation
perhaps they will walk upright
abandon their struggles
crawl out of the night
assure each other
that all is alright
give and take a bequest
with no fight or resistance
only childlike insistence
only faith and fate
when a son returns the favor
Oct. 12, 2016
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