Her Story- told so many times by Carissa Dewey she swallows her cheap beer pale and thin, her lips embrace her daily escape she sits unknown of her ability she sits and thinks of her daughter her son her married lover her foster her disease she is aching she hopes that the uncomfortable lump in her chest is cancer eating her so she won’t have to sit here smoking watching her reflection behind the liquors 03/09/2008 Posted on 03/10/2008 Copyright © 2025 Carissa Dewey Member Comments on this Poem Posted by Mary Frances Spencer on 03/10/08 at 04:37 AM This one gives me a chill! MFS Posted by Jo Halliday on 08/13/09 at 02:02 AM Well written, only what was needed and that was sharp. Posted by Mo Couts on 07/27/11 at 01:47 AM Succinct, but oh so sharp and to the point. Awesomely done. Return to the Previous Page     pathetic.org FAQ Members Poetry Center Login Signup   pathetic.org Version 7.3.2 May 2004 Terms and Conditions of Use 0 member(s) and 2 visitor(s) online All works Copyright © 2025 their respective authors. Page Generated In 0 Second(s)