Posted by Eileen Albrizio on March 26, 1999 at 16:26:18:
A CHILD'S FALL
a villanelle
by Eileen Albrizio
I remember falling to my knees,
pulled by your hand to pray around the bed.
You wept for him. I didn't say a word.
He was the son impossible to please,
though your efforts were immense, still he fled.
I remember falling to my knees,
throwing a tantrum that you never heard.
Burdened by my life you wished me dead.
You wept for him. I didn't say a word.
As a daughter I never could appease
your anguish over losing him, instead
I remember falling to my knees,
weak from the loss of blood, my vision blurred.
What a selfish little girl, you said.
You wept for him. I didn't say a word.
Inflamed by my affection and my pleas,
You snapped and slapped my face and shook your head.
I remember falling to my knees.
You wept for him. I didn't say a word.
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