Written by Joni Caggiano
gazing at vivid red bricks
willing myself to evaporate
into the rough white stuff
laying snuggling in between
scarlet spies my secrets seen
torrents of rain battering tin
bolts of lightning are crackling
dogs a hollering so terrified
mama’s orders down she lay
out tonight, the dogs will stay
splitting, my tiny body floods
emotions stab conflicting core
burning my heart into slags
dogs clawing, eyes on the door
I howl upon that cold red floor
quietly I let dogs in; my relief is joy
mama flies in, exposing black eyes,
knocking me back, rolling now
to my belly, my mom gets her meat
I crawl with elbows as she beats
sliding into bed while stiff blows
pounding at my head and then
she stops, straightening covers up
tucks them tender around my face
love you and a kiss she did place
on my forehead, all logic I now erase
Text © Joni Caggiano
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Congratulations Joni❣️You have a wonderful talent, stunning and so descriptive
This tears at the soul. Your writing is always packed with so much strong emotion. Congratulations. 🙂
Thank you Joelcy Kay for publishing my work once again. It is an honor to be on EdgeofHumanity.com.