Mother/Daughter Tango

The space beyond:
caring
desire
need
love
support
anger
apathy.

Beyond apathy

How did I get here?

NO MORE:
acceptance
explanation
justification
compromise
enabling
fear.

The space beyond:
weightless
wordless
timeless

complete and whole
within my own nature
and the moments shared
with loved ones
who love me.

FREE

floating, soaring, turning, seeing;
drinking in a new tomorrow.

I made the piece below about my own relationship with my mother. That relationship is in tatters as I write. In my history, this is a cycle. A cycle that includes vicious words, long silences, and one-sided warmth. I choose to exit the cycle. What lies in the space beyond?