Poem: I Did Nothing Right in Her Eyes

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A response to a Bluesky writing prompt. The word is "mercurial". This is the longer version.

mercurial temper 
always walked on eggshells 
don't know what 
will set it off 
I tried to avoid her
whenever I could
but she came to me
whenever I did anything
wrong.
Did not get straight A's
or I wasn't like
her coworker's daughter.
I once described 
her anger
is like a volcano
she laughed it off
but it an uncomfortable
truth
was it my fault 
just for existing?
no it was not 
just because she
made a mistake 
did not justify 
her treatment 
but it took me years
to learn that.

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