(by Alison Scarpulla)
My love and daughter, this is where you will be forever bound, by your blood that comes from my veins and by the outcome of my own weaknesses. You will be tied into this earth and the channels of darkness that crawl beneath it like spider’s legs. And I will be sorry, and I will regret, and I will never be able to offer succor of any kind. And I will love you all the same.