Some Mornings the Silence
the silence
in this house
is so profound,
I wonder
if my mother
will ever wake again.
Will I be the one
who finally opens
her bedroom door,
or will she?
Eight o�clock, nine,
ten � and yet instinct,
or something like it,
tells me it will not
end this way.
If her mind
doesn�t wake her,
her body will.
When at last I hear
her toilet flush,
I feel the strangest
sense of grief.
I feel the pain
of disappointment,
and the joy
of pure relief.
August 25, 2006
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