04-20-2024, 05:02 AM
Our Bond
We've lost some of the same people-
my brother was your father,
your sister, my niece.
Now your mother is gone,
and your husband went drunk,
and your children cowered
as the horrible noise of his raging,
and raping drilled in for hours.
Now he’s kicked out, but you
feel defeated. The best I can do
is just stay on the phone. And listen-
listen while wishing you peace.
We've lost some of the same people-
my brother was your father,
your sister, my niece.
Now your mother is gone,
and your husband went drunk,
and your children cowered
as the horrible noise of his raging,
and raping drilled in for hours.
Now he’s kicked out, but you
feel defeated. The best I can do
is just stay on the phone. And listen-
listen while wishing you peace.