Friday, May 26, 2017

a list of grievances

when drinking,
he was happy. Canadian club
whiskey
on his breath,
his unshaven face
hard sand
against my young cheeks.
how easy it was
for him to lift\
me up,
head near the ceiling,
high above
the tiled kitchen
floor,
with my mother at the table,
waiting,
with a list
of grievances.

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