His Father's Eyes

Cherry

By Silver Spun Sand

Tue, 17 Feb 2015
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14 comments
 
Through half-closed blinds,
shards of light pierce stuccoed walls,
inciting them bear witness to the end
of this long night’s journey into dawn;
a crumpled fist, defiantly curled.
 
So soundly asleep; lays her cheek
next to his, so soon bruised by the world.
A tap drips in the sink – thrums a largo beat;
in the stove, yesterday’s coals grow cold.
He stirs...wakes; takes a stab at life – yelling 
at the top of his lungs, 
 
and I pray to God no child of his will gaze 
upon a faded, army photo – have a mother say, 
‘That man was your dad; you have his eyes,’ 
as if some kind of compensation, when 
there is none, for me, at least.  
Agreed, son?
Certificate PG
Poem
Silver Spun Sand Poems
Spiritual

Comments

Submitted by Bee on

Moving.

Bee

Submitted by Silver Spun Sand on

Indebted.

Tina

 

Submitted by agnosticnun on

Beautiful.

Kristi

Submitted by Silver Spun Sand on

Thank you, Kristi.

Tina

 

Submitted by Philip Sidney on

A myriad of stories beneath the surface, sad and intriguing.

Submitted by Silver Spun Sand on

A myriad of stories, most definitely, Philip. Thank you for reading, and for sharing your thoughts.

Tina

 

Submitted by tibi popovici on

Touching piece of work. A drama scene very well written.

Tiberiu

Submitted by Silver Spun Sand on

Tiberiu - appreciated.  So glad you thought so.

Tina

 

Submitted by skinner_jennifer on

A powerful read Tina.

Jenny.

 

Submitted by Silver Spun Sand on

Good morning to you, Jenny, and thanks.

 The sun is so very bright here this morning, as I hope it is with you. Spring not far away, I dare to imagine.

Tina

 

Submitted by london_calling79 on

I would never have thought to move so swiftly from the cheek to the tap but it does add a needed echo: a heartbeat.

 

Submitted by Silver Spun Sand on

Thanks for that, lc.  I know where you're coming from, as they say...must be something to do with that 'butterfly mind' of minesmiley.

 

 

Submitted by rjnewlyn on

Very good - one of your best, I think. Says all sorts of things in so little time.

Rob

 

 

Submitted by Silver Spun Sand on

Hi there, Rob.  Always a bonus, hearing from you,  and as for saying 'all sorts of things in so little time', you should certainly know everything about that, pastmaster of the art, as you are.

Tina