The Family
Inspired by “Burning the Ghost Light” by Caitlin Conlon
The Mother
Holds me tightly
And yet
As far away as possible.
The Father
Longs for closure through asinine attempts
At drowning his pain
In pills and
Liquor
The Son
Likes killing himself
In the afterthought
Of the Father.
But the Father
Is about
Six feet further under
Than the Son
And the Daughter?
The Daughter
Just wants to be
A L I V E.