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Father needed. Apply Within.
by Charlie Morganby noon the day shrugged-off it's worries;
gifted them all on our backs as we trudge
through a daily existence of love and pain.
a wall of tears separate as she walks;
pushing her two-year old gift of tresses.
curly-locks framing a face of curiousity.
soon she'll look in his eyes for truth;
amazed! she finds fools' gold underneath.
looks in the mirror for needed answers.
cracking, the mirror hurries to repair;
only too late, the fracture runs deep.
too deep. replacement needed. sought.
if, ... if, ...if only i... 02/16/2009 Posted on 02/16/2009
Copyright © 2026 Charlie Morgan
| Member Comments on this Poem |
| Posted by Joan Serratelli on 02/16/09 at 06:18 PM another great piece!Loved the images and especially the last line. Made me think.... |
| Posted by Alison McKenzie on 02/16/09 at 06:49 PM "...if only i...." Well, there is only "i", n'est il pas? Yes, definitely only I. You capture a moment with such clarity, always. You moment capturer, you. |
| Posted by Nicole D Gregory on 02/16/09 at 07:31 PM War in the world - war on the home front. Losses and casualties know no bounds. That phrase "collateral damage"... no one really understands it, do they? ~N |
| Posted by Elizabeth Jill on 02/16/09 at 11:55 PM Little ones search for truth and recognize things are not what they seem on the outside. We've all been little. Little is where honesty has its home. Apply within.
eswitor vat 'les mien... |
| Posted by George Hoerner on 02/17/09 at 12:17 AM Good write Charlie. Ah yes, the eternal IF is always in the mirror. That's why I'd rather look through the window at what is out there. But some only see what might have been instead of what is possible. |
| Posted by Sandy M. Humphrey on 02/17/09 at 03:21 PM With me it was rose colored glasses and a father who would be king...not what it seemed and the world did fade, wounds do run deep when promises break and subsitutes are looked for...I relate so much in this poem...if...only who...smh |
| Posted by Meghan Helmich on 02/17/09 at 06:28 PM 'replacement needed. sought....' indeed. |
| Posted by A. Paige White on 02/17/09 at 09:02 PM I love the way you expound the theme of your title in this. Beautiful, Chaz. Congrats on #1! |
| Posted by Nanette Bellman on 02/19/09 at 07:12 PM charlie, this is pain staking yet you do it soo well. i can feel what she's feeling and step in her shoes. |
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