Wayward Wheel: A Sonnet
Fixed on the photo you found in my folder.
It's of me, at nineteen, in youthful oblivion,
Your father's arm draped over my shoulder.
"I really miss him," you cried to me, then,
With it pressed 'gainst your small, aching chest.
Years of mistakes passed back through me when
I remembered how I'd felt so blessed.
My failures and pitfalls pump straight through your blood.
This is a curse that I can not reform.
I'd keep all this hurt for myself, if I could--
Bear it silently, a great, hidden thorn.
Sweet child: that pain is not yours that you feel--
You came into life aboard a wayward wheel.
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6 Comments
Post a Commentheartfelt I liked!
Really lik ethe poem, especially the last two lines.
Very nice!
Lovely verse, Madonna. Makes me want to hug the mama and the child.
Very moving!
A really good effort - such a sad subject and very moving.