my mother.
...and what are the words one uses to describe a compilation?, works from my entire life?, fifty years of carrying around a yellow pad?, fifty years of writing and rewriting, changing the words, as their meanings change for me?
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These pieces are extracted from my book of prose, “50 truths and 50 lies, the first 50 years.” Available Here
my mother. belongs to the following groups:
Woman Appreciation
interestingly enough,
my mother and i
ended up as companions
in her later years,
friends mind you,
with her fixin’ me dinner,
we chatting about nothing in particular,
living together,
arguing,
going on drives,
working in her garden
and eating breakfast out.
an amazing transformation
in our relationship,
from the woman who tortured my heart
as a child, and touched it
by her passing.
having been some time
since her death,
i now think of her
in a loving
and respectful way,
interestingly enough.
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byron gates jr
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