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// The Letter 
// Story: Zecora's Letter Home 
// by Rara 
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My darling Zinnia,


I know you won't remember
Your mother, who loves you so.
But I cannot forget your smile
My perfect little foal.

Years have passed since I have seen
My treasured daughter last.
Oh Zinnia, can you forgive
Your mother's tarnished past?

I ran away when faced with truth
And I know I did you wrong.
I left you in my selfish plight
And now it's been so long. 

I wake in a strange land every day
Yet I could not closer be.
To you, my only flesh and blood
You fill my memories.

My pennance is a constant ache
I share with nopony else.
For who could forgive this mother's folly
This poor zebra's mistake.

Here I reside, in Ponyville
And though my friends are kind.
I simply am not strong enough
To share with them my mind.

I do not have the words to say
To admit my past misdeeds.
The shame I thought I could outrun 
It always follows me.

I wish I had made a better choice,
I wish I had lived well.
But the fears that come to me at night
Make this life feel more like hell.

For what purpose do I now possess
Away from the ones I love?
What is there more important than
Family, laughter, love.

I'll never see you growing up,
Or be there to hear you cry.
And bandage up your every wound
Be there to help you try.

I'll never know your first words,
Or share your fears and laughs.
I'd love to teach you all I know
But that part of your life is past.

Who are you now, I wonder here
Looking at the stars.
Do you ever think of me
Or wonder who you are?

I live as an outcast, self-imposed
I try to do good deeds.
Hoping always that one day
You will be proud of me.

I know you won't remember me
If ever we meet again.
But I'l never cease my love for you
My daughter, now and then.


Love Forever, 

Mama