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Monday, May 12, 2025

Sensory History

Downtown 

Bumping music, competing voices 
Air stuffy, shoes stick
She's catching up with friends 

Gently caressing wooden railing spindles;
Swallowing Shirley Temple's 
I'm alone again 

Attic

Yelling below, thuds, & crys
Scared, thinking the worst
Angry, drunk mother slamming door on face 
Hot, bitter tears basking salt 

Death

A gasping breath under weighed fingers calling my name,
These legs are glued
A face turns blue

Small little plastic clock
Distraction to disorder 

Rescue

Projecting blame, unaccountable adult
None of this is right 
Suits, note pads & tables 

Seatbelts looser than her grip
Dreaming of far, far away

Runaway

Commands, demands pervasive parent
Angry, unable to escape
She barges through barricade

Wooden window pane opens easy,
Shaking & hungry 

Adulting

Your impatient, judgement tone
A daughter you never knew 
Escaping coping mechanisms 
Freedom to choose 
Lighting up in front of me
Sweet affections we lose








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