Oregon Autumn, Romona Youngquist, 20 X 16, Oil
tomahawk
think about it no more than five
or six hours a day
never goes away
failing seven out of ten times
makes for success
cell phones take up
all the rest of the available space
to the exclusivity
of a more than personal life
took a six year old
left her there
everything is alright
if we just don’t talk about it
she thought
she had done something wrong
never was a time or place
things drift and lines blur
he couldn’t give her
what she wanted
he gave her
what she needed
gave his blood
to give her sunshine
name on the door
single malt drunk from the bottle
he gave her his voice
ornament from a father
kept his problems to himself
kept hers at bay
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Dan Jacoby