She told them
That she was sorry
Very sorry

That she couldn't love them

She gave birth to them
But she abhored them
It was a moment of clarity

They couldn't help it
They were born with a curse
A hereditary one

And she couldn't love them

She was born with a curse
And passed it on to them
She hated this curse

And what it's done

Her offspring were blameless
For their genetics

She knew
But, still, she couldn't love them
If anything, she's hated herself more

She told them she was very sorry
Sorry that she couldn't bring herself to love them
Sorry that they couldn't be loved at all

And sorrier still
That she brought them into the world
With a hereditary curse that she couldn't be rid of