Aunt Rose
the last
20 years
of her life
after her
mother
died
she sat
at that
kitchen table
hating
the irish
drinking
scotch
mist
&
clipping
obits
loneliness
spread out
in front
of her
like
family
jewels
&
now
years
later
i remember
i had no
kindness
for her
by Jim Bell
from Landing Amazed
Lily Pool Press 2010