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[Dastrix Slogan]

should they have two lifetimes
to do nothing but sit and listen to you
they would still not understand

i cannot claim to either
but i can offer 2 strong arms
and four boring walls
that can hold you softly
and dull the noise outside

the highway has been long
and difficult
you have crashed and rolled
just trying to avoid
people heading blindly
straight for you
your body bruised
and sore
from the trauma

come home

and we shall mend your broken wings
with eucalyptus bubbles
on warm water
in the gentle flicker of candles

and even if
while i tuck you in
with thick down sheets and hot water bottles
you weep that we were so poor
that we could not afford wax paper
to make a small boat
and the one we made
out of old newspaper
sank as it hit the water

i will smile
and wipe the tears away with my thumb

and ask you if you heard the hush
that fell over the land
and saw the sun break through the clouds
as our ship set sail
and even though
it never went far
the light shone on its path
and oh what a grand day it had
a moments pride
in the sun

 

[cherub]

sounds like unconditional love coming from those words,, very touching. the description of words used flows well.

 

[katmeow]

Bittersweet, but lovely

and ask you if you heard the hush
that fell over the land
and saw the sun break through the clouds
as our ship set sail
and even though
it never went far
the light shone on its path
and oh what a grand day it had
a moments pride
in the sun

 

[titania]

Dastrix, i really loved this poem...it's beautiful!

 

[Dastrix Slogan]

Thank you, everyone!

 

[E-girl]

i started to quote this:

and we shall mend your broken wings
with eucalyptus bubbles
on warm water
in the gentle flicker of candles

for its beauty, but then found myself wanting to quote the whole entire rest of your poem.

I smiled with tears in my eyes. That's the best way I can describe this. Well actually katmeow used a good word there... bittersweet. That's exactly what it was.

 

[RareForm]

you applaud my poems, when yours need to be the applauded ones.....way better than mine!

 

[.dR spgeddi]

Thank you, everyone!

thankyou too.

this poem made me think a little about my own relationship with my family as well as that of mine with my partners family. i was also guided to reflect on my partners upbringing and how i can "take that into account" a little more generously.