mary
belly fire
I
wonder
what
she
owes Mary
now
that
she
has
gone
back
on
her
promises
.
I
fear
that
this
time
my
mother
has
gone
in
over
her
head
and
asked
for
the
one
thing
that
meant
everything
knowing
she
is
not
strong
enough
to
keep
up
her
end
of
the
bargain.
I
have
been
so
angry
with
her
,
that
plastic
chain
around
her
neck
.
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...
raze
she
poured
clean
water
into
her
bird
bath
every
day
.
she
liked
sparrows
but
not
starlings,
because
the
starlings
would
muscle
the
sparrows
out
of
the
way
to
steal
their
food
.
she
said
"sploosh"
instead
of
"splash"
and
"
piece
of
snot
"
instead
of
"
piece
of
shit
".
she
dipped
crackers
in
her
coffee
instead
of
her
soup
,
and
she
could
make
anything
taste
or
smell
incredible
.
she
was
the
glue
that
kept
the
family
together
.
once
she
was
gone
,
nothing
ever
stuck
the
same
way
again
.
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