You will learn

 You will learn how to nurse your hate

Like a child that suckle your bosom

and watch it grow and make you strong 

Till they see the embers in your eyes burning brightly and they slink away defeated 

You will learn how to look at the stars

and don't see them

and look at the moon and don't see it

but see the voices and their words and their actions and their regrets plat like the loop of an Instagram reel 

You will look at the eyes of your son and really see his soul

And look at mischief of your daughter and really laugh

And your heart will burst for joy

Yet your heart will fear the fear of a mother 

Always afraid

You will learn to stand up tall 

When you are broken 

Colour your eyes after the tears

And find that joy is on the broken roads of ushafa hills

Walking with your son and your heart will leap with joy

Finding layers of things you never knew 

You will learn that most friends are false

Most brothers are traitors 

Your circle is envious

Your path is lonely

You are strong

And that you are worthy

You will learn the hard things of life

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