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But Momma..

She stood cold and hard,
letting her weight fall against
the doorframe she stood in.
Coming into the room
she brought a thickness with her.
It lingered just slightly behind
her heels -
a seriousness.
Her lips were tight and
drained of all color.
A smile did not decorate her
face often,
and when it did
it came out looking more
like a wince -
almost as though the
act itself gave her more
pain than pleasure.
Finding her voice
she whispered:
"Your daddy's gone.."
and her face hardened.
"Now go feed the dog."
"But Momma..." I was five.
She closed her eyes then,
and a single tear
cut through the slit in
her eyelashes.
When she opened her eyes
I saw her for maybe the first time
in my life.
They were blue pools,
and she seemed to exhale into herself.
I left my room then and
went through the kitchen drawers,
attempting to convince my
mother I was feeding the dog
we didn't own.

Antony

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On Friday October 3rd, 2008, EmosAndRazorblades (5) writes:

i feel your pain. beautiful writing...

On Tuesday September 28th, 2004, Savannah (290) writes:

wow... wow

On Wednesday August 11th, 2004, An Expired Member (16) writes:

im sorry is all i can say. great write. you captured your mother's sadness in a few words... -Tab

On Sunday April 11th, 2004, WinterGrave (337) writes:

nice write, i really enjoyed the read.~~~Grave

On Sunday March 7th, 2004, sulkylime (258) writes:

..the moment you captured in this poem so well with painful objectivity and observation echoes with your love and pain left unsaid, and speaks for so much more than this context alone -lime.

On Friday March 5th, 2004, girlafraid (579) writes:

wow very clear imagery, and i loved the twist at the end as well...*afraid*

On Thursday March 4th, 2004, Lynaes (1128) writes:

God, this is so powerful and raw. Strong imagery. Excellent work, I loved the end lines too, certainly gave a twist in the tale. Beautiful. ~L

On Thursday February 19th, 2004, capt_funguy (993) writes:

this is unbelievable - exhaled into herself - jesus thats sweet - very unique voice you have ... look forward to more ... funguy

On Wednesday February 18th, 2004, Twilight (2101) writes:

wow this is a rare one indeed. i loved the matter-of-fact feel. the insane and painful touch to it made quite the impression.

On Tuesday February 17th, 2004, flying_fox (769) writes:

this is excellent work...clear imagery, great flow...brought such sorrow as I read it. i can still feel the sharpness of the piece. FF

On Tuesday February 17th, 2004, purr_verse (1435) writes:

gutwrenching. this is brutally powerful, with some truly marvellous turns of phrase - "she seemed to exhale into herself", "brought a thickness with her"...excellent. purr

On Tuesday February 17th, 2004, An Expired Member (20) writes:

such talent, I loved the twist at the end. I hope to read more from you soon..

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