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Who would I bring back, if I had only one
Perhaps a great leader, Kennedy or Lincoln

Or I could choose a musical icon
Such as John Lennon or Michael Jackson

Maybe a legend of the silver screen
Maybe Marilyn Monroe or James Dean

All gifts to the world, but the selfish truth
I would bring back the mother of my youth

The mother who, with sublime grace,
Applied lipstick and blush to her ivory face

The mother whose delicate jasmine perfume
Filled my childhood's every room

Whose all-day-long-to-cook beef stew
Was the first comfort food I knew

Her dancing steps, so full of ease
Until the claws of arthritis seized

Her laughter so free, her hugs so giving
Before these days of assisted living

I would return the fire to her hair
And raise her from the wheelchair

And, as I used to, watch her choose
Her dress, earrings, necklace and shoes

Then she'll softly kiss my cheek
Before going out, coiffed and sleek

To her I would give my own energy
To be, again, the woman in my memory...

10/09/18
for Caren Krutsinger's 'Who Would You Bring Back' contest

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