and Sunday memories as if when I was ten.
between damp lace stored in the cellar.
promising immortality, what a biting lie.
buried in yesterday, tucked in an old shoe box.
I broke my promise, forgive me.
What happened in your life old man?
withdrawing love till small and not a part of you at all?
with brittleness but shreds one piece each day.
your mind that’s full of everything you need.
that love is just another form of greed.
I’ve come to wonder who you really are.
up last night’s supper yet again.
it might be just too soon for something cold.
indulging every wish. I stoke her hair.
Carol Lynn Grellas is a Northern California-based writer. She has been widely published in literary journals and print magazines including most recently, Chanterelle’s Notebook, The Hiss Quarterly and Flutter. She has poems forthcoming in Ken *again, Up The Staircase, Octave Eight and many more. Her chapbook, Litany of Finger Prayers will be released this year from Pudding House Press. Her second chapbook, Object of Desire was recently accepted for publication and will be forthcoming from Finishing Line Press.