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~ (~) ~ Heroin, Took My Mother ~ (~) ~ For This and All Our Christmases Missed ~ (~) ~
~ (~) ~ Heroin, Took My Mother ~ (~) ~ For This and All Our Christmases Missed ~ (~) ~
Time spells
out a harsh
reflection,
sometimes.
Lifeless, pale...
holes under your-
knees... on your ankles,
up and down your arms.
Hate fills him now, oh, his-
rage, my Brother Ronnie,
says,
"It isn't so!"
Dad, He knows.
I have no real-
memories of-
you, your-
eyes, no-
pictures,
even how-
you moved,
nothing of-
your character,
smell, touch, voice,
(((((((warmth.)))))))
But yes I hold on to them,
they are relevant,
I know-they-are-still-there.
They move me today,
arriving now,
from underneath, the-
void, numbness,
pain... .
I see them,
as-my-
frustration,
tears,
when,
they-come... .
Mama I ache... .
Yes I carry-
all of it, my Brothers-
same hate, for this, and-
this hope...
you-are-there in Heaven,
God... holding you. Mama,
I miss-you... !
Why-did-heroin, have-
to-take-you... ?
Author notes
I love you Mama. Hell of a way to go. You came home from where you had been,
put the garage door down, did the stuff, forgot to turn the car off.
I miss you.
The video has the words that I feel represent what I have done up to this point in my
life. And what I would want. Still, want. They were playing in the background on my-
computer while writing this.
My Mother understands them, as do I, now. Thank you for reading.
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Copyright © James Long | Year Posted 2010
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