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Why I Kept These Heels MAG
Visions of an umbrella
Disturb the pathway
Of where I want to be.
A teddy bear with
Undone stitching and
A missing eye sits
Staring at my soul
A blue dress, stained
With red lies on my
Bed. Horrors of that
Night are stitched into
The fabric.
I want to be away
From the world – world
That took her away
Maybe one day I will
Walk up the marble
Stairs to the golden gates and
See her sitting in her room
Being a nine-year-old
Girl. With a worn-out
Teddy, a yellow umbrella,
And the heels I borrowed
A ringing sounds in
My ears, a feeling
Of a warm red
Liquid seeps through
My dress and
Stains my skin
I look down and see
Her brown eyes flutter,
Her lips tremble and
Stutter “Please …
Remember me, Sissy,
I love you”
I sit in the alley asking
And crying to God
Why my sister lies
Limp in my arms
The flash of gunmetal
Burned into my eyes
Like a hundred suns.
“I could never forget you, Sissy …
I love you too.”
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