Living with her . . .

September 11, 2019lillian

was like being an upholstered couch
situated in the middle of a room.

Catching rays of sun on good days
from lovely curtained panes,
and then
unexpectedly
being shredded on the wall side,
used like a cat’s scratching post.

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Written for dVerse, the virtual pub for poets, where Laura hosts Tuesday Poetics.

Passport Overused September 11, 2019 / 9:33 am

Great post 😄

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- lillian September 11, 2019 / 11:24 am
  
  Thank you!
  
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Nancy Jahnke September 11, 2019 / 12:46 pm

Thought provoking! Am sure there are more people than we know who have shared experiences with this poem! 🥺

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Laura Bloomsbury September 11, 2019 / 1:09 pm

your poem carries such impact with that imagery – felt every line – and thank you for joining in after your long break

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Björn Rudberg (brudberg) September 11, 2019 / 2:27 pm

To be living with someone is both the rays of sun and the days when all is shredded to pieces… great post.

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Linda Lee Lyberg September 11, 2019 / 6:18 pm

This is fantastic Lillian.

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purplepeninportland September 11, 2019 / 8:18 pm

Excellent contrast here, Lillian.

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msjadeli September 11, 2019 / 11:37 pm

Very easy to connect with this poem, Lillian, it carries painful familiarity.

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Maggie C September 12, 2019 / 1:22 am

An apt description of living with a Jekyll and Hyde personality.

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adda September 12, 2019 / 11:48 am

Living with her would have been very difficult and painful, never knowing which personality you were going to encounter. Heart wrenching.

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lynn__ September 13, 2019 / 11:21 pm

A cat-like personality…purr or scratch!

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