Keeper of the Skeletons
burden of the westernized nuclear family
a need for a keeper of the skeletons
may or may not be sufficient conversation
at the annual reunion of the extended
where advantages of the tribe & like-minded
human groupings of non-western peoples
shine over the gossiping keeper
as s/he weaves a web of half-truths
that have been passed down through the ages
so that no one really knows the family history
because he said-she said mentalities
clog
what could have been a rich telling of
factual tales
which may not have been as talk-showy & sappy
but would nonetheless have been
true.
Copyright © Andrew Delapruch | Year Posted 2012
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