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Date Posted: 06/29/04 6:40:56pm
Author: J Stewart
Subject: Re: Irish Indian Hemorrhage
In reply to: Leisa*) 's message, "Irish Indian Hemorrhage" on 06/29/04 7:54:09am

Wow. Alot of energy. What a story.

I may need to buy the economy size (3 lb.) container of low-carb snacks while I work through this one. Great expression.

J Stewart

>Irish Indian Hemorrhage
>
>I was between worlds
>but not lost
>it all seemed perfect-
>ly natural
>
>First coffee smoke
>reaction:
>What curses are bartered here!
>oh! the shame
>
>She had choked
>her brother pumped her chest
>breathing her back to life
>but failed
>others joined in
>some watched
>maybe he was bringing
>her home;
>
>I drove my mother
>past my sister's house
>which was white-washed
>pristine, a sparkling
>dullness on its face
>
>Later, in her livingroom,
>I was elected to break
>the news about her daughter
>Few words were needed
>to convey the look
>in my eyes
>
>I sat on a bar stool
>chatting with the dead
>girl; her form was like
>before the disease
>ate away her mind
>and erased the mass
>
>I offered small comfort
>in words that resonated
>"You have plenty to be angry about"
>it was deja vu, the same conversation
>had taken place
>somewhere in my mind
>in the ink stains
>some four and a half years ago
>when her brother died
>
>I gulp down more coffee
>fight back the flood
>and swallow hard
>
>Leisa*)
>062904©

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  • Re: Irish Indian Hemorrhage -- MD, 06/29/04 11:25:41pm

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