9/26/2003

They were
at it again
mother and daughter
no quarter given
in their anguished effort
to understand one another
doing damage instead
a blow to the heart
hair pulling
tripping
a kick to the head
each crying out
in foreign tongues
neither understands
no one watching
knowing how
to stop the fighting
it seemed
would go on forever
until
exhausted
weeping and hurt
the strangers embraced
seeking shelter
from something
uncomprehended
mother and daughter
in need of each other.