So all the confusion has come to this
that she lies sedated in some mental hospital
so beautiful…so intelligent…and incredibly, flawed.
Her house would’ve been too much tonight
to stay there with Sharon and Gary.
Every wall, every object saying,
‘she saw me as clearly as you,
she ordered me, she arranged me, she cared for me…’
I helped in her disassembly…for all her intelligence,
she just wasn’t made for for normal human stresses.
I was going to be strong, conservative, fight for my needs.
But hers, so immediate, just pushed her over some edge
when they were not immediately fulfilled
God, I ache for her…I love her
the part that was unflawed
was more than anyone I’ve known.
gallagher
september 01, 78
— Copyright 1965-2008 by Dennis Gallagher —
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