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Legacies

Je’free

After his modest funeral,
About ten or eleven years ago,
His little girl found his diary on the altar-

The leather-covered journal
Where a father poured out his heart,
His sentiments during adulthood
Up to his final few days before exit

Pages of words would not be wisdom,
If not for the years of work in the factory,
Or stories about those blondes & brunettes
That have touched a daughter’s heart

Every drop of ink,
Even the faded or the fading,
Longs to smear itself over a spirit
Of a child in an overwhelming loss-

Writings about pubs and motels
She never thought he would have gone to
Names, like Megan, Luis and Cassandra,
Never mentioned when he lived
Lessons he had to learn the painless way,
The excruciating way, and both ways

Right before the climactic chapters,
The sentences were full of wretchedness,
His character was full of ignorance,
The sun never rose anywhere,
And the gates of freedom were locked

Nowadays, she fills out the blank sheets,
One autobiography after another,
Wondering if history will repeat itself,
If redemption will fulfill itself
Into triumphant chronicles
From where her children can dig out
Encouragement, optimism, logic, love

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of cc&d magazine.
Saddle-stitched issues are no longer
printed, but you can requesting it
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