cleaning out the attic (3)

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cleaning out the attic (3)

JenniferMaxwell

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since 2006-09-14

Posts 2423

0 posted 2007-09-21 08:48 AM

boxing up a generation’s
remnants for goodwill’s
indifferent racks ...

- a bridal gown with caul like veil
that hid from him her desperation
to escape in his pound of flesh
from the cold rooms of her childhood

     where wedded ghosts
     clenched fists and bit
     tongues in hateful beds

- a bible with the names of blood
relations who turned their backs in shame
when the madness struck again, and left

     orphans on unfamiliar
     doorsteps, to shiver in
     their fear-stained rags

wrap these heirlooms in the brown
paper of re-gifted things, return them
to their rightful owners

and let the needy be

[This message has been edited by JenniferMaxwell (09-23-2007 07:38 PM).]

Seeker72
Member

since 2007-02-24

Posts 387
Oregon USA

1 posted 2007-09-23 12:27 PM

I liked this poem very much.

It's something I would come out with while sitting in a dust encrusted attic.

Nice.

Marchmadness
Member Rara Avis

since 2007-09-16

Posts 9271
So. El Monte, California

2 posted 2007-09-24 02:16 PM

Very touching poem, deep and thought provoking.
Ida

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