like mother, like daughter

like mother, like daughter,

we both have freckles, we smile alot

and are both smart.

we can be funny and we both wear glasses

for different reasons.

I wonder if my mother thought about how similar

we are, and it was the last thing on my mind

there is something about being a mother, of

always being so aware of 

being a mother, its so uneven

I think my mother has suffered at my complete

oblivion of who she was, who she is.

the young have a full life ahead of them,

even as we look ahead in older age,

we also look back at who we will leave

behind, noticing the freckles and the smile,

being aware of how time is short.