Monday, May 11, 2009

Poem: "October's Release"

"October's Release"

The autumn leaves
have fallen silently
on the ground
walking amid the crowds

of the faceless strangers
as they mockingly smile
smirk and point

the sins of the fathers
have been visited on
unsuspecting mothers
and their young

it is almost Halloween
with the masks and
the makeup

somewhere inside
the inner child seethes
unbearable screams
the birthing has finally
begun

the child held in her mother's arms
smiles gently and falls asleep
as the pain of motherhood lapses
lost in October's
subtle release.

Copyright: 2009, by Raymund Diaz Delizo

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