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Bring Her Back

I’ve seen her this way
so many nights before:
she’s on the recliner
during prime-time television
and she just can’t stay
awake any longer
and she’s sound asleep
and the television’s blaring

and so many times
I’ve tapped my mother
on the shoulder
to wake her, or
I’ve raised my voice
to bring her back

but this time, this time
I had to kiss her on the cheek

my little way of telling her
I loved her
every day
for the rest of my life


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