The World Eclipsed Me – 1

words by barbara doduk


1.

twilight night of life born in love

divorced hate

family Twizzler stick chewed raw

green blue

blooming mistrust

infidelity lusty neighbour

married label

more questionable likeable friends

flowering fake fun

and

children playing

swing set disasters

and wagon running over little fingers

nails popping bloodied

scenes of laughter

horror rusty nail in little girl calf

stitch needled

fainting on doctor’s lollipop gift

red and sweet

hospital stomach pump remembrances

young little tearful fear

and

those days over the seventies

young soccer boy

the modern family happy

with dog

pool and toys

backyard barbecues

people smiling

merriment

friends continue the facade

the game of charades

and

the lies born on whispers

on accusation clouds

argumentative yells

and questionable reactions

thunder boom

love never lasts in the flash

of passions

fires

flame

she irresistible

other her heart broken

just a father token

and

this is life

this is it

all and all

over and in

no happy ever after

disturbing home life with spiders crawling

webs over the cob corners

stale dust

moving

up-rooting

six year-old day light dreams

and

they controlled the window views

they changed the channels

over the TV days

they were the grown ups

in this silly game

no choice but to follow

the aimless leaders

while they sucked the life out of the union

and

flowers dried

sparkled

shined and polished wood

canvas oiled dreams stored away

boxed

forgotten selves both lost

inside the unforgiving charms

childhood treasures

drifting message bottle lost

waves took to sea

oceans came washing over me

and

that was how mother

father

life for two kids

a boxer dog

house

family in seventy-nine time

limping over the embers and ashes

all that remained

at the fire pit blackened like a married grave,