Poetry: Her Last, His First

I wrote this poem in 2006 about my Mother In Law and my second son. We lived with her for a year and she was enamored by him. Almost frozen in her familiarityTrapped by her body’s slow betrayalBoredom and solitude embrace her tightlyHer unheard cries drown herForgotten, forgotten she wasHer world had come to an … Continue reading Poetry: Her Last, His First