Mother

By lilith connor

The sun loved me first,
Loved me with it ́s golden arms
Wrapped around my flesh.
Holding me close
So I wouldn't disappear.

The moon loved me second,
The swollen fruit of my body
Was warmed on cool winter nights.

I have a mother that loves me
Loves me like the sky and moon itself.
She tried to buy me the sun.

My stars spill salt onto the moonlit sky.
My own mother is the Earth.

lilith connor is a teenage girl with a deep passion for art, writing, and all things creative. She spends her time, reading, writing, and coming up with new ideas. She is an accomplished poet with a national Silver Medal in scholastic and has been published previously in several magazines/literary journals. She hopes to one day publish a book or novel and is mostly focused on improving her work as a poetry writer. Her main inspirations include Olivia Gatwood, Sylvia Plath, Anne Sexton, and Laurie Halse Anderson. She would be honored to have the chance to receive publication and would appreciate it. She is based in the US.