Sunday, January 10, 2016

Family Secrets - Revised – v3

Little and big secrets
silence, not sharing
from shame, for protection
blank spots, missing pieces
in the telling, retelling
of our family’s story

Carved off areas
sometimes casually shared later
As if we knew, forgetting the secret
the silence, the missing words
in real-time, in our living;
names crossed from address books
pain pushed down

Missing memories
scraps of childhood
undiscussed, unspoken;
moments casually blurted out
when there was no warning,
forgetting, the secrets spoken.

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edited January 10, 2016
Family Secrets – Revised – v3

(merging edits to original and version 2)
edited September 2, 2015
Family Secrets – Revised – v2
6/17/2004
Family Secrets - Revised



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