2013/05/03

Helpless

You used to fall asleep
Happy and safe
Once
When my palm could cover your face
You’ve grown up
With both hands I cannot embrace
I could only cover your eyes
And I will not do this
My son


Anna Habryn (Western Australia)

From Anna's collection ‘The Dance of Looks’, published in Krakow in 2009.


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