Things I Remember

Poem description of my childhood

Things I Remember

Sunshine holidays, Ice cream cones
Blackened eyes, broken bones
Mum’s perfume, raised voices
Covering my ears, difficult choices
Sibling rivalry, son against son
Watching a marriage come undone
Belt strap kisses love expressed with punches
Apology flowers given in bunches
Wrists being cut behind a closed door
Her husband, her lover naming her as a whore
Things I remember from my childhood years
Limited smiles and too many tears
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Matt Earl