?In Answer to My Daughter : Why Did You Bring Me Into Existence

 Because it was wartime

and I needed lovemaking

to taste a bit of peace.

Because I was over thirty

and I needed blooming

before becoming droopy.

Because divorce is a word

for men and women

not for mothers and children.

Because you can never say:

my ex-mother

even when you attend my funeral.

And nothing, nothing in this world

can separate a mother from her child

neither hate nor death.

And you hate me

because I brought you into existence

only for my fear of loneliness

And you’ll never forgive me

until the day you bring a child into existence

Unable to bear the burning ashes of your dreams.

Farideh Hasanzadeh