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Palms

May 27, 2022
By bspell63 BRONZE, Oak Park, Illinois
bspell63 BRONZE, Oak Park, Illinois
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Every night since we've moved into his new wife’s house

my dad lays on our couch

His stomach facing up

His palms at his sides

I’ve tried to stop myself from wondering if he was thinking about mother

The dents he left in her car, like craters


Determined to push them back into what they used to be

I would press my palm onto the opposite side of it

The same palms that he used to take in his own

Tell me that he used to be able to hold me in one hand


Now that I don’t fit

He lays there

His eyes open,

Glassy

Staring at the ceiling


Never at me



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Afra ELITE said...
on Jun. 10 2022 at 12:20 pm
Afra ELITE, Kandy, Other
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Favorite Quote:
"A writer must never be short of ideas."<br /> -Gabriel Agreste- (Fictional character- Miraculous)

That is so touching...Almost gave me tears...