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~ The morphine undissolved upon his dry and cracked tongue Mother frantically grabbing and sobbing asking 'why' even though cancer had been devouring him for years I slid a silver ring off his cold finger feeling the thin and frail culture I thought back to massive hands holding wide leather belts who would be able to discipline me now More pills swirled around the toilet bowl everything that wouldn’t get mom or I high sank and disappeared I think I flushed my feelings that day too Fading images play in my mind his braided hemp cord necklace woven around a tiger’s eye the black heart earing that I lost almost the same moment they wheeled his body out into the day mom collapsed like a dying balloon in dad’s chair her red watery eyes looking up at me still holding the same questions   /
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Feb 9, 2017
Feb 9, 2017 at 3:59 PM UTC
The Same Questions
~ The morphine undissolved upon his dry and cracked tongue Mother frantically grabbing and sobbing asking 'why' even though cancer had been devouring him for years I slid a silver ring off his cold finger feeling the thin and frail culture I thought back to massive hands holding wide leather belts who would be able to discipline me now More pills swirled around the toilet bowl everything that wouldn’t get mom or I high sank and disappeared I think I flushed my feelings that day too Fading images play in my mind his braided hemp cord necklace woven around a tiger’s eye the black heart earing that I lost almost the same moment they wheeled his body out into the day mom collapsed like a dying balloon in dad’s chair her red watery eyes looking up at me still holding the same questions   /
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Feb 9, 2017
Feb 9, 2017 at 3:59 PM UTC
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