![Peanuts-style cartoon figure with sad face](https://i0.wp.com/www.vianegativa.us/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/Morris-peanutized-200w.jpg?resize=200%2C289)
loss and betrayal
in a town of dead-end streets
I wake with relief
~
misbehaving
with no enjoyment
I wake ashamed
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bits of my body
weaken, fester and fall off
I wake in horror
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outside looking in
the sash window slams down
I wake angry
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neglected baby
dying in a back bedroom
I wake filled with guilt
~
a long-lost friend
denies me, turns away
I wake in tears
~
under the apple tree
dappled roleplay with my dolls
I wake to Autumn
Jean, I like these very much.
Thanks, Beth, I’m so pleased to know that.