Day 12 - VOICE

[exceptfebruary]

It is the second Sunday of May.

I wonder how many of you can pay tribute to your mothers in this City? Many of you have probably been separated from your mothers. Even those whose mothers have gone cannot even visit their grave. How many mothers have been torn from their children?

Cards not given, flowers unreceived.

[ Pause. ]

Happy Mother's Day.

Comments

voice

[thegooddoctor]

[ pleasantly: ]

Happy Mother's Day indeed.

[exceptfebruary]

Are you planning to celebrate?

[thegooddoctor]

Mm. Properly? I suppose not. My favorite son hasn't been in the City for some time.

[exceptfebruary]

But he was?

[thegooddoctor]

Yes. I've had many of my children come and go from this place.

[exceptfebruary]

A mother of many. Commendable.

[thegooddoctor]

I do love my children.

[exceptfebruary]

As mothers should, ideally.

[thegooddoctor]

But the world is so rarely ideal.

[exceptfebruary]

No, it is not.

[goryteller]

[DON'T YOU DARE]