Destitute Dead Mother holding her sleeping Child in Winter, 1850 (Oil on Canvas), by Octave Tassaert
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In a housecoat she slept till breath came no more with no one beside her lest roaches and mice her beauty obscured by toilets she cleaned her wisdom unheard by those whom she served my mother, your drudge— Long live the Queen.
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Debbie Peters lives in New York City and dedicates all her writing to her beloved Gerson Lesser. She encourages the world to open its eyes to the millions of queens who quietly die every day, everywhere.