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Chapter VIII: Monica's Son

from The Memory of Good by Miriam Marston

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He got in his car and he drove away,
didn’t look back to see all that mattered.
And by the next day, he’d assured his mind
that this was more than just a pattern.
He’s so enlightened, he knew everything
by the shadows on the wall that told him:
He’s so entitled, he’ll do anything,
just as long as it looks to be true.
His mother wonders what he’s doing now
and if he found a God or Savior.
And she will hold on to the smallest hope
knowing it sometimes happens later.
He looks alright on the outside,
what about on the inside?
Not every door that he opened was good.
He talks about finding sunlight,
What if it’s only more night?
Echoes of silence...
On one of his drives, he begins to sigh
And bigger questions start to find him.
The very air is thick and still and strong
with possibilities he’d thought timid.

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from The Memory of Good, released September 7, 2017

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Miriam Marston Portland, Oregon

I started composing when I was 10. I called one of my first songs "Nostalgia", although I can't recall what my ten year old self was so nostalgic about. Released my first album in 2000. Things got busy, but I never stopped writing. Even if it meant composing on a mostly-broken piano in the basement of a university that I wasn't even enrolled in. Enjoy all the music and reading! Pax. MM ... more

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