A few drops
Then several drops,
My breathes,
Heavy, I was seething
My head was hearing
Drums,
Maybe drums of wars
I hated it.
I loathed it
That anger,
That constant anger
The sharp pains
The tears
Not drops,
Continuous
Flowing
Like a river.

This stabbing pain
In my poor heart
This throbbing pain
In my heart
The constant reminder
That I had to live with it
The constant reminder
That I felt so hurt.

"That's your mother,"
A voice in me
As if it knew
I needed to be reminded.
"Unfortunately so."
I'd say, more tears.

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Gloria Nyagaka is Kenyan and just completed her Master’s degree in Energy and Environmental Engineering.

She has been a writer for six years now. Her manuscript is the biggest project she’s ever done, a modern romantic thriller, is in the hands of her literary agent. It is a book that expresses great female characters and the strength of a woman at large. She mostly campaigns against women's violence and for freedom for women to choose. She also focuses on how great women have changed the world, Michelle Obama, Serena Williams, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie and others. She is a swimmer, a swim coach, a Taekwondoka, a hockey player, and a dancer.