By Michelle LaFlamme
You were in love
Longing to covet
One body part
Fierce on the outside
Unfixable cracks
The inner core
Was not nurtured
Striving continued
Both day and night
To make the “perfect home”
Three offspring
To carry our names
One beloved grandmother
Carried to the grave
Weeping cracks
A broken foundation
I jumped the wall
I built a future
Peter had other ideas
Shame and doubt
Became my friends
And CANCER
Came for a visit
Now is the moment
Let’s sell her home
Almost, but not enough
Shall I cheat?
And try to get caught
It will be enough
There are no more
Happy Pills
24 years, mostly bad
You called down to me
From your successes
Happy anniversary!
I went to bed
Closed my eyes
Waiting for just one
Brave Moment
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