Debember to May
To Arizonia Nana flew
Winton mom’s younger brother lived
Like a bird Nana went
Nineteen seventy mom,Ellen and I
To Arizona for Easter we three
Dad stays home
Nana only bought three tickets
Queen be Nana was
I was twelve
I knew lay of land
Dad drank see
Mom’s family imaged themself perfect
Godlike
Worst Easter my life
Hot
No snow bible toters
Dad,Mom different families
Dad loved mom only way he knew
Loves funny its is a taught skill
My sisters never learned
We had an Easter egg hunt
My kid sister fifty nine yesterday
We were youngest
Holy rollers them and Ellen and me
There mountain cabin
Simple house
All I remember is mom talking about dad drinking
Chocolate eggs melted before found
Their god was was not felt
At home Easters always the same
A langy girl me
Made to cry during meal
Mom and me and Ellen
Readied house
Every meal till adult family gathering
I escaped to the kitchen
No one every stopped dad belittling me
Rushing through moms great meal
Dad thought food was as alway he bossed
Pass the food
Boss, boss,boss
After all we were just female
Pass, make rude remakes
Nothing was plesant
If we went to Spencer,Iowa
Different house
Mom’s mom or her sisters same
Bitch,bitch
Make.small sensatice daughter
Like a puppet
Crying wondering why Not one person but mom after felt hours woukd say ‘Lee!’
By then I was gone
In the kitchen christian bad talked my dad
Never liked holidays till dad ate
Dad pushed fast,fast
Dad never helped mom, cook or clean
Mom had us
Mostly me Ellen had a life
Ellen dated
I helped mom my best friend mostly
Children need and desire to be children
Once their is a younger sister or brother even at three
Words heard ‘grow up!’
Help your mother! Your not the baby.
I was three.
If I made bubbles in milk
If my cup spilled
Shouts, belityling started
Same thing
Eactly same done by the baby
Words heard isn’t that cute!
Let children be children!
Admire all their gifts individually
Strengthen them
Children should never hear you bad mouth their dad
Mom was not perfect
Moms family hated dad
Moms first husband beat and humiliated and kicked mom
I was twenty-six before it was slipped
The name of moms first husband
Having been called his last name by my grandma
I hope on this Easter families recall
If christian a poor man
A Jew
Thirtish
Who taught love thy neighbor
Pity his message was not
Family is your gift
Love,honor them
When wrong is done family
Stand up! Family is only thing worth fighting for!
Nothing is worth their honor
Respect, defend your elderly!
With your life blood!
I took up that sword at nine
See dad thought since he had me
I cared for yard
Helped mom
Later seen as that by my older sister
The air she breaths worthless
As I face yet another lonely
Familess day religious holiday
Those gathering ser me apart like stranger
The christian church built on love
Really
Why do those of us sensative bar the scares
Like melted chocolate bunnies.
