Outlived

What were your parents doing at your age?

My mother a smoker
as a very young girl,
because smoking was sexy
it was all the rage,
sadly never saw my age,
I am ten years past
the year she let go.

Father, not one to be left alone,
quickly turned around and married
a mean little witch,
such a switch it was
because a mother she would never be,
she murdered my father
at age only seventy-three.

7 responses to “Outlived”

  1. That’s not the way it’s supposed to go. Life. So sad.

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  2. This reflection feels raw and beautifully honest about time passing.

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      1. You’re very welcome

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