Re: Bruised Flower / Will Dockery

Will Dockery wrote:

On Wednesday, February 21, 2024 at 11:45:29 PM UTC-5, General-Zod wrote:

Will Dockery wrote:

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Bruised Flower

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The bruised flower sleeps,
I'm waiting in the
living room battle ground.
Dawn seeps light into the room.

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In this alien hill country
a hundred miles from home.
Sleeping in-laws like these
I dare not shut my eyes.

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She's just one of those people
with the fate of having the wrong father.
He walked into this thing,
what kind of choice did she have
to take the blame?

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Not the worst holiday I ever had,
there's been several that have been worse.
Sometimes I wonder what's the point,
but not for long.

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All she wants is some love
she could really use some acceptance.
All she gets is some coldness
it tears my heart up to see it.

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The bruised flower sleeps,
I'm waiting in the
living room battle ground.
Dawn seeps light into the room.

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-Will Dockery (3-22-1997)

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From the Shadowville Mythos poetry blog:
https://shadowville-mythos.blogspot.com/2022/04/bruised-flower.html

Another great read

Thanks again for reading and commenting.

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You are welcome...