How beautifully you couch her situation.

…she’s reading braille,
 as if she’s tracing the seams
 of a homemade dress back to her marriage.
 
 Panic slowly troubles her blue eyes.
 The frayed cloth of her memories
 snags on the jagged edges of reality.
 She mumbles and sighs,
 cutting herself with the shards
 of her life,
 wondering what went wrong,
 wondering when her husband
 stole the simple innocence 
 of her country-girl childhood.
 
 Mom recoils from me,
 turns away and cries
 like she always did when her husband
 raised his voi…
Learning to Weep
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Maria Rattray
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Jul 24, 2024
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How beautifully you couch her situation.
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Written by Maria Rattray5K Followers
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Writer, author, teacher, fun-loving poet. Trying valiantly to make the world a better place. Helping you to guide the future. Find me at: https://ponmyword.com
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