Sifting Sand

Sometimes it’s hard to remember their faces Sifts away like sand sifts through the fingers Daddy I made it sleep well I forgive you Mom you could of found me or pretended to try Sis I miss you but you cannot control me Grandma I wish you could of used your heart just once Living on without them no easy task to take Created a wall and had a massive army to defend it Spent all my time portraying someone stronger Forgetting who I was and becoming someone else Took years to pull me from the rubble Sometimes it’s hard to remember their faces Sifts away like sand sifts through the fingers A father departed A mother unknown A sister's Perfection A Grandmother’s malevolence by: Virginia Frayer