She watches and lives.

By cadymae

I grew up in a room that is no more

The radio station I played is gone too

My bff then, (before cells n txting)
has gone to Montauk and gone to seed

Odd then to say good morning just now
to the old lady from my childhood
who showed me her Cuban cardsharps.

I was 16 and she was old even then.
She was 70 when she and I finally tied a match.

How strange to speak with her again
here in my jubilee year.

She is truly old now.
103 said her 80 yo son.

She made her money smuggling silk stockings into Cuba I once heard.
I don't know if it was true.

She played a mean game of cards though.

My home for 17 years is gone.
She watched it being built.
She watched it knocked down.
She watched the 4 condos foreclose
a few years ago.

She watches and lives.

Time marches on.

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Copyright 2014 cadymae
Published on Saturday, February 8, 2014.     Filed under: "Poetry"
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  • tmanzano On Saturday, April 13, 2019, tmanzano (210)By person wrote:

    Agreed carlosjackel... understated. This is simply brilliant.

  • carlosjackal On Friday, April 12, 2019, carlosjackal (3011)By person wrote:

    Man, this poem is so fucking amazing, I can't even begin to explain why. You are so underrated on this site it drives me nuts!

  • carlosjackal On Friday, January 19, 2018, carlosjackal (3011)By person wrote:

    Little histories that speak volumes in the personal memories of those times. What a great writer you are, cadymae, and I sincerely hope you're still around and with us.

  • FadedBlues On Saturday, February 8, 2014, FadedBlues (2172)By person wrote:

    ...she's the eyes of history. nice write...

  • A former member wrote: very nice story, enjoyed reading it

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