Memorial Day 2007 With My Father

Dawnell Harrison's poem Insomnia appeared here in September 2011.

Memorial Day 2007 With My Father
By Dawnell Harrison

Kept it locked up until,
Like fractured glass,

Small shards came spilling 
Down my cheeks—

Dead relatives and
The story about

The cocker spaniel
That you witnessed get hit by a car

Near the cemetery,
The one your mother

Cried at every day
Because her husband, your father,

Had blown his brains out
With a large gun and not left a note,

Leaving a wake
Of sadness and anger

And part of your legacy.
We placed wild, thorny roses

By the graves of
Viola Harrison
George Harrison

Albert Harrison
Clara Harrison

Dorothy Simpson
Dutch and Grace.

Posted by Annmarie at 11/2/2011 11:14 PM
Categories: today's words
Tags: Dawnell Harrison tears grief death remembrance cemetery
 

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