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

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/09/family-secrets-revised-v2.html

6/17/2004

Family Secrets - Revised

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2004/07/family-secrets.html

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