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MORNINGS AT MY HOUSE
B Y F R A N C I N E FA R I N A
Day after day I sit
looking out the window
waiting……waiting……
for you to awaken
I have checked your
breathing counting
the times your chest
has risen and when it falls
I say prayers that you
will be able to walk
without too much pain
and that you will have
an appetite for slices
of buttered toast
I pour your glass of
orange juice and
begin to fry an egg
Soon the klunk, klunk
of your walker can
be heard as you slowly
make your way across
the wooden floor
I look up and see the
face that raised me
the face I love so much
and I welcome you
with a smile