Mother

[jadielue]

I caught love like a splinter in her womb,
as a child. No amount of alcohol, opiates,
or lovers could remove that.

[Aish]

I caught love like a splinter in her womb,
as a child. No amount of alcohol, opiates,
or lovers could remove that.

The opening line is wowzers. I think 'as a child' should be stricken. The rest reads beautifully.

[billy]

what Aish said.

[jadielue]

Thank you, both, "as a child" just sticks to me, don't know why. :/ Haha.