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6/23/2011 – Patricia A. Hawkenson’s Reflections – Cat’s Cradle

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Cat’s Cradle

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I held your patterned reply,
your acknowledgement,
your voice the same,
but distant.

I held the lingered snatches
of smiles and advice
I selected to save,
but you did not.

‘One-time-best friend’
like other meant-to-be,
formed by manipulation
compliments.

Like ‘you have finally found
your medium’
saying the other attempts
were not salvageable.

Memories in your basement
like a dusty canvas
I thought you would
say, “Outstanding!”

But standing out of the circle
I thought connected us
that childish string game
only tangled us up.

6/16/2011 – Patricia A. Hawkenson’s Reflections – Drink Up

Drink Up

Darkness tries to press my tears
through sieving lashes
while the covers gut twist me
my glass now empty.

But exhaustion gives way
to wispy uncatchable dreams
where I dance in twirls
my feet not on the floor.

Morning is not welcome
through my shaded eyelids
the sun that yesterday wouldn’t shine
spills today like curdled milk.