Pearl



Pearl. I'm deep in the ocean, and it's hard to see. Pearl. I know you're sharp, your jokes are jabbing me. Pearl. Don't lose that glimmer, tabloid summer, photo pay-per-view, Pearl. Can you still see them? Do they dance up on your screen? Pearl. I miss you, is that you? Pearl, you're the voice I hear when I am at my kindest, when I want the flowers growing, lawn mowing fences metal lenses picture taken Pearl. What have they taken? Pearl. My memory it fails me, Pearl forgive me, Pearl. I know it's late at night the gossip's dropping from the faucet as though we knew who had the score. But I can't even eat Roast anymore. And each and every time I put that sweetness to my lips I know it's foreign. The corners of my mouth pucker and I'm mourning, Pearl.

About this poem

This poem deals with the grief I experienced caring for my Grandmother Pearl as she suffered from Alzheimer's.

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Written on December 09, 2018

Submitted by Bostonelements on July 19, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Bryan Fredrickson

Bryan Fredrickson is a sex-positive queer artist and writer hailing from the Midwest, currently residing in New Hampshire. Frustrated by the shame surrounding natural sexuality, he seeks to familiarize the world with passion's innocence. Inspired by the artful design of the male form & a playful take on modern romance. A fusion of new words, borrowed images, and old school technology. more…

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