I am sorry for the fire
sorry for the pawn they made you
because you didn't belong
I am sorry for the silent ways
in which
you were made to feel wrong
yet I feel such pride
in the life
you managed to find
full of beauty
and faces
unblemished by fire
how you managed to bust free
and unless I am mistaken
you did most of it for me
Mama Pajama, this is a gorgeous poem of affirmation.
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thank you, Pamela!
DeletePowerful and a bit sad...
ReplyDeleteyes, a bit sad, perhaps...but thankful. thanks for stopping in!
DeleteAwww... to know such sorrow and yet turn it into something so powerful and so loving and thankful. Beautiful. Lovely poem.
ReplyDeletethanks, it's about my dad. : )
DeleteEven though this poem is suffused with sorrow, it has as certain lightness about it, probably because of its brevity and skillful use of language.
ReplyDeleteAnother Whirl with Simon
wow, thank you for the compliment!
DeleteI feel the sadness in the beginning of your poem, but I feel the hope at the end, the escaping from a situation that wasn't very good.
ReplyDeleteyes, that's exactly it. thanks for visiting!
DeleteWistful and yearning - a wonderful piece.
ReplyDeletethank you!
DeleteBeautiful
ReplyDeletethanks!
DeleteSad, but beauty prevails.
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Deletelove this..
ReplyDeletethe last line sums it all up so well
glad you stopped by, and thanks!
DeleteVery sweet. :)
ReplyDeletewell, so was my dad! : )
DeleteWhat a lovely poem about care ... loved it !!!
ReplyDeletethank you - and thanks so much for visiting!
DeleteLovely wordle. Sleek and sincere. Thanks for visiting me.
ReplyDeletemy pleasure, and thanks for the kind words, and return visit!
DeleteYou remind me that some help us more than others. While I never did think of myself as my parents 'favorite' - especially in the case of my father - it is to him that I believe I owe my love of writing. I only wish I saw more of his, and that he saw more of mine...
ReplyDeleteThank you.
Thanks for visiting both of my wordles for 84. I wish for you now in friendship the sister you did not have then...
thanks, Jules, that's a lovely wish - and thanks for your visit!
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