Nobody’s Daughter
written by: Diana Burns
The poet slumps bleeding,
her limits, not heeding
turning pain into prose
ink into woes.
She knows not what she oughta
daddy never taught her –
‘cause she’s nobody’s daughter.
Speaking in chunks or not at all
always left taking the fall
raging in a war within
one she’ll never win.
She knows not what she oughta
daddy never taught her –
‘cause she’s nobody’s daughter.
Sense of self shattered
bruised and battered.
All daddy ever taught her
was that she’s nobody’s daughter.
Diana is from South Africa and currently works as an English teacher and course creator. She feels that it keeps her connected to her love of the English language, and words in all their beauty. She has been writing poetry since the first grade and also worked as a journalist for a few years when she was in her twenties.
Latest posts by Diana Burns (see all)
- The Night My Daughter Never Came Home - June 1, 2024
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