Lego sets in refugeA Poem by sea lily
Lego sets in refuge
iPhone torchlight Held in my hand, the Christmas lights Kelly took from the refuge tree for me. So my son could have a nightlight. Lego set they gave him A consolation prize for ending up In what I tell him Is 'holiday home'. But I grit my teeth as we tried to build it Stomach aching with hunger Mouth dry. The baby cried My son, petulant, so curious Rips the packets and spills the pieces Wants to help. Can't, too young. I packed it away in disgust. Marvelling at the simultaneous kindness And thoughtlessness Who gives a child A Lego set When the mother can't think straight. Then after cross words at bedtime When I tell him Just GO to sleep or there'll be no grandma tomorrow Guilty, guilty. The baby nurses and intermittently wails. Then silence They both sleep. I know He saw my son As a love rival. I sit now In the darkness And try to build his Lego set A surprise for the boy Who tosses and turns in the top bunk. Orange kitty clutched to his chest. Whose mother has failed him Again and again. But some pieces are missing. I cannot accept This, another disappointment. '"I will not fail." Said the tiny snail.' © 2017 sea lily |
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Added on December 8, 2017 Last Updated on December 8, 2017 Authorsea lilyUnited KingdomAboutI'm growing out my hair Like it was when I was single It was longer than I'd known you I had no money then I had no worries then at all But with such a high standard of living. more..Writing
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