Your Mother-s Son -2023- «2027»
That’s the part he never understood. That’s the part you’re only now learning to hold.
You don’t realize you’re becoming him until the moment you already are. Your Mother-s Son -2023-
But 2023 is teaching you that blood doesn’t negotiate. That’s the part he never understood
In 2023, the mirrors have sharp edges. You stand in front of one, razor in hand, and for a split second—just a flicker—you see his jawline under yours. The same tired crease between the brows. The way you hold your coffee mug, thumb hooked over the rim like a man waiting for bad news. But 2023 is teaching you that blood doesn’t negotiate
And she stays anyway.
But here’s the truth no one tells you: becoming your mother’s son means carrying the ghost of the man she once loved. And in 2023, with the world burning softly and time moving like a fever dream, you finally understand—you’re not afraid of becoming him. You’re afraid that you already are, and that maybe, just maybe, she sees him when she looks at you.
You are not him. You know this. You haven’t run. You haven’t raised your voice in anger—not like that. You show up. You call her every Sunday. You are trying.