Mother Lies
Aliha Fehmeed 2007 (lahore)
Seated on mother's lap
By the candlelight
Drowsy, oh her soft voice!
Delicate, sweet as honey as if murmuring a lullaby
She carries me to my bed
I'm asleep, at least I pretend to be, hoping she doesn't notice my half-open eye and wide, toothless smile
Tucks me in, plants a kiss on my forehead
Whispering, oh my beautiful child!
Her footsteps retract, fading into the night
Just before the light dies away
I pick up the fairy tales she read to me
Words are meaningless scribbles and dots, pictures mesmerise
Hansel and Gretel, Cinderella
Hidden by the façade of fantasy
Their truth disguised
I'd soon come to learn the world so full of deception and lies.
Font size:
Written on April 14, 2024
Submitted by abihamalik2007 on April 14, 2024
- 40 sec read
- 5 Views
Quick analysis:
Scheme | XABX CXCX AXDB XDXX |
---|---|
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 667 |
Words | 130 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4 |
Translation
Find a translation for this poem in other languages:
Select another language:
- - Select -
- 简体中文 (Chinese - Simplified)
- 繁體中文 (Chinese - Traditional)
- Español (Spanish)
- Esperanto (Esperanto)
- 日本語 (Japanese)
- Português (Portuguese)
- Deutsch (German)
- العربية (Arabic)
- Français (French)
- Русский (Russian)
- ಕನ್ನಡ (Kannada)
- 한국어 (Korean)
- עברית (Hebrew)
- Gaeilge (Irish)
- Українська (Ukrainian)
- اردو (Urdu)
- Magyar (Hungarian)
- मानक हिन्दी (Hindi)
- Indonesia (Indonesian)
- Italiano (Italian)
- தமிழ் (Tamil)
- Türkçe (Turkish)
- తెలుగు (Telugu)
- ภาษาไทย (Thai)
- Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)
- Čeština (Czech)
- Polski (Polish)
- Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian)
- Românește (Romanian)
- Nederlands (Dutch)
- Ελληνικά (Greek)
- Latinum (Latin)
- Svenska (Swedish)
- Dansk (Danish)
- Suomi (Finnish)
- فارسی (Persian)
- ייִדיש (Yiddish)
- հայերեն (Armenian)
- Norsk (Norwegian)
- English (English)
Citation
Use the citation below to add this poem to your bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"Mother Lies" Poetry.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 6 Jun 2024. <https://www.poetry.com/poem/185328/mother-lies>.
Discuss the poem Mother Lies with the community...
Report Comment
We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.
If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Attachment
You need to be logged in to favorite.
Log In