Pink
In a Faded Photo:
sitting delicately on that cushion couch
brothers snuggled at either shoulder
jealously contending for her affection
little sister happily squirming on daddy’s lap
dreamlike calm:
stone fireplace
crackling, popping
spitting sparks
everything in place
all as it should be
as it should have been
so long ago...
knock knock on the door
don’t answer, daddy warns
it’s her again, daddy warns
you’ll be sorry, daddy warns
little sister squirming
little sister sweating
pathologic curiosity:
irresistible impulse
to answer the door...
something out there
who are you I ask
it’s me son.
told you not to answer daddy says
told you it was her daddy says
they cut off her breast
she turned yellow
it spread to her liver
she's dead.
little sister squirming
little sister screaming
in a faded photo...
Copyright © Tim Ryerson | Year Posted 2015
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