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Journey
of poems about her mother
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live 3/28/15 at Hyde Park’s Journey show

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final rally 2015 edit

Janet Kuypers
3/26/15
adapted from 2006’s “final rally”


last night my sister called me
after we all heard
about how mom couldn’t stand up
and it looked like she was going to die very soon
well, last night my sister called me
and told me she just talked to dad
and heard that mom was feeling better
that she uses the walker
to get her medication at night
she’s still able to use the washroom
and she even had champagne with blackberries

she was feeling better
she even asked for wine coolers

and my sister and I laughed
I said, ␄She shouldn’t be drinking alcohol␅
and she said, ␄I don’t care if the blackberries
are covered in alcohol, it’s food␅
and we were thrilled she was eating something again
and we thought she’d be able to hold on
for a little longer now

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my brother described it as like her last rally
her last chance to be happy,
to live

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when I heard last night
that mom was drinking champagne with blackberries
I told my husband
that we should buy some blackberries
and celebrate mom feeling better

the champagne is chilling, but
we never got the blackberries last night

we had no idea
mom would be celebrating
with blackberries in her champagne
in her final rally

so I’ve got this bottle of champagne
in my refrigerator
and no blackberries

they are my favorite fruit, you know

but I’ve got this bottle of champagne
in my refrigerator
and no blackberries

and I don’t know what to celebrate anymore



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