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Leilani
Poems
Dec 2016
Theft
These eyes, no longer my own
My heart changed its beat
A snake has a hold of my stomach
My body admits defeat
It's merely following suit
After all, the body trails the mind
Rage overtook that system
When my father decided to resign
You might think a job
I guess you would be right
Twenty-five years of marriage
Forsaken overnight
Now if you are uncertain
This was not foreseen
He was fairly content a man
Although a bit extreme
He had all he wanted
That was insufficient
So he went quietly searching
And one lie became malignant
As I reimagine the events
Not by choice or reason
I can't un-hear my mother
Her sobs weak, uneven
I struggle to relinquish
The semblance I have left
Of the life I knew just days ago
Before this unthinkable theft
#anger
#pain
#father
#loss
#family
#infidelity
#suffering
Written by
Leilani
Seattle
(Seattle)
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