Just once a year, we send you cheer
and think of you as ice cool beer
goes cursing down our throats.
your mouth, like a hungry fledgling needing sustenance opened,
as I kissed the other cheek…
Still, the evidence did not lie,
The one small thing that said you had been mine -
A treasured possession
A year ago today
you told me
that Jo had died…
and in my heart
I cried.
Your beloved Sister
Dearest friend
She was always there…
and I wanted you to know
that I really care..
…
Giant waves break all over the boat
The vessel is swamped
"Come on, bail her out…let’s keep her afloat!"