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Death by Apathy
by Lyle Berry (Age: 61)
copyright 09-08-2001


Age Rating: 18 to 127

 
Contemplating an old oil painting of a boy...

I don’t see murder there -
not in those true colors brushed
a lifetime gone. I didn’t see it then.
But my demise must have been lurking,
shrouded by those sullen eyes and
pouting mouth -
Artist-captured so well.
Dormant all these years.

I simply saw the boy I loved,
my only son, postured and proud.
I saw my fishing buddy, fan of my fantasy
bedtime stories, my one living legacy -
unaware he would one day annihilate me.

Oh, it wasn’t a real killing –
no gun, no knife, no poison,
no bludgeoning blows.
And he never sought revenge
with diatribes,
recriminations,
or accusations –
in fact he said nothing.
He merely shut me out
of his life.
I became dead
to him.
When you abandon the mother
you forsake
the children too.


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09-12-2001 Kay Lee Kelly    

This breaks my heart, words can
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09-08-2001 Beverley McInnis    

Excellent!! Well written and strong message that I hope many hear.
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