Timothy Barry Poet Free verse

My Red Wagon

Christmas, me in my red wagon
Slogging in tears, later you forget
Am I a full person?

Blown black pepper stings your eyes
You strike me, the ambivalence aches
Covered mouth laugh-sharing from now on

Reattached you escape childish dreams
I offer to banish parts of me
Warriors on the horizon, plump and ascending

You appear similar, soul less, smaller
I scurry, looking for your parts
I miss them

At your escape hatch I make room
I hide in your obscurity
Broken in all endeavors

Waiting in luxurious swamps
Emeshment preventing loneliness
I wanted to hurt you too

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Richard Lamoureux March 26, 2016 at 8:43 AM I can relate, this piece moved me. Check out my site www.wisedummuypoet.com when time permits. Thanks for visiting me yesterday. Timothy Barry March 26, 2016 at 4:14 PM I'll check it out Richard and Thanks!

Poet Destroyer A March 25, 2016 at 11:50 PM wow, that was strongly said... enjoyed, Timothy. LINDA Timothy Barry March 26, 2016 at 4:14 PM Thanks Linda, I really appreciate it.

Constance La France March 24, 2016 at 11:25 PM Timothy, so deep and dark, to me the poem is about child abuse, correct me please if I am wrong, good use of words and phrases, well done, I see you are new to poetry soup, welcome I hope you enjoy the journey ~ Timothy Barry March 25, 2016 at 8:48 PM Thanks Broken Wing I really appreciate you reading it. Yes, I was trying to tease away at the father son relationship when it exists in dysfunction. So complicated, and no longer black and white to me.