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Pieta

The sun cradled me in her arms
Carried me up the stairs
From the basement to the kitchen
And out into the valley to the river
She washed my wounds and she washed my hair
And she took her time and she took good care
And I emerged back into the world
Like a filthy lens that had been washed clean

Was I blind?
Who is it that sees?
Lift me up for I am weak
I want and i need
My flesh it bleeds
And I long to sleep
Will you carry me?

In the morning there is a ritual
Rubric for remembering
Vertical from horizontal
All positions indeterminate
I'm older than I look
A couple of days in particular
Felt infinite
And they stay that way
In my memory
Was I blind?
Who is it that sees?

There is a photograph of my school age daughter
Asleep in my arms in her nightgown
Her hair hanging down over her beautiful face upon which I am looking down
As I lift her up
As she lifts me up
Was I blind?
Who is it that sees?

Lift me up for I am weak
I want and I need
My flesh it bleeds
And I long to sleep
Will you carry me?
Will you carry me?

Will you carry me from the car to the house to the helicopter?
Will you carry me down into the valley and away from the monster?

I will take you up into my arms
And tickle your fancy
I will do for you
If you will only ask me

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from The Unreliable Narrator, released November 8, 2018

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Matthew H. Welch Baltimore, Maryland

Songmaker, Singer, Guitar Player, Producer for SIGINT. Formerly of the Aviary and Pedge. Poetic Rock and Roll From A Future.

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