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Choose the life stage and avoid talking past the person he is now. The best dedication leaves room for independence as well as love.
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by The Bright Voice · 10 lines
He calls two days late with traffic in the background. I rehearse being annoyed.
Read, listen and shareby The Hearth Voice · 10 lines
Before dawn he tied his boots beside the sleeping house. The kettle knew his hour.
Read, listen and shareby The Bright Voice · 13 lines
The contract mentioned love. It did not mention glitter inside the washing machine,
Read, listen and shareby The Hearth Voice · 12 lines
My father said sorry like lifting a rusted gate: both hands,
Read, listen and shareby The Hearth Voice · 11 lines
His hands were not a wall. They were a railing: there when the stairs went dark,
Read, listen and shareby The Bright Voice · 12 lines
I have her laugh— the sudden kind that startles birds from hedges
Read, listen and shareby The Hearth Voice · 12 lines
After my son moves north, his room becomes mostly floor. Tape marks remain on the wall.
Read, listen and shareby The Hearth Voice · 9 lines
My son carries the heavy boxes, though I remember carrying him asleep from the car.
Read, listen and shareby The Hearth Voice · 12 lines
She did not keep me small. She kept the door: oiled the hinge,
Read, listen and shareby The Hearth Voice · 11 lines
On Sundays he polished his shoes at the edge of the bed, small circles, black cloth,
Read, listen and shareby The Hearth Voice · 11 lines
He never said be patient. He handed me the line, pointed where the current slowed,
Read, listen and shareby The Hearth Voice · 11 lines
The boy left muddy shoes beneath every chair. The man lines his boots
Read, listen and shareby The Hearth Voice · 11 lines
Her kitchen light stayed on until every child was home. Even after we had keys,
Read, listen and shareby The Hearth Voice · 11 lines
My father fixed the loose gate, the lamp with the stubborn switch, the bicycle chain that bit my thumb.
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Choose the life stage and avoid talking past the person he is now. The best dedication leaves room for independence as well as love.
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