Turning on Taps (Originally Untitled) – Written Thursday 15th March 2012

Turning on Taps

what would you say
if you could see us now
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past tense
have all turned on the taps
sometimes when it comes to raw emotion
there is no holding back
i treasure those last words
conversations and moments exchanged
yes,
i am in pain
but that is grieving
and,
i have no intention of leaving
i remember you
walking down the hospital corridor
the meal i cooked you
on christmas weekend
i wish i knew what you meant to say
on that final day, when it came to an end
you were a mum
of whom being a mum
did not always come easy
it was not a lack of love or even pride
more those younger days that left you permanently queasy
in my minds eye
i will always be accepting
even if your voice,
i will always be expecting



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James Garratt – Thursday 15th March 2012