self-talk

On her daughter's eyes, and the healing that followed.

In Verse · Julia Ghobrial, BSN, RN

I had hoped

you would have

your father's eyes

but you emerged

with mine

now every time

I call you

beautiful

a piece of myself

heals

Julia Ghobrial, BSN, RN, wrote this poem for the September 2026 issue of Mothered Magazine.

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