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My father’s funeral, a sad occasion
but his cruel actions go beyond the grave

My sister had organised a display 
A silver frame contained a picture of his smiling face
Many other smaller photographs were scattered on the table

One picture in particular caught my eye
I’d never seen this photograph before …

One stone of cold chiselled grey granite 
Three generations of names embellished with gold letters
a permanent family memorial…
But MY name was missing

One of the mourners asked me why my name wasn’t there
It is a question I still don’t have an answer for


Two years have passed since he died …
I am still yet to grieve 

(This has been a very cathartic poem to write. I have since discovered that in 2007 my father organised for his name, my mother’s name and my sister’s name to be added to the family grave in Lithuania. Just the dates of death are missing… along with my name)


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