Straw Houses

My mom
told me
I was an angel today
I told her
I
was only
doing
what a daughter
should

She told me
she didn't know
if she could do
what I was doing

That's completely irrelevant

I'm
not the sick one
she is

Human beings
taking care
of each other
is the foundation
of civilization

Without
human love
and
care
there would be
no civilization