Funereal Pain
- JANE CLIFTON

- Dec 29, 2025
- 1 min read
June 20th
another day
another mother
gone forever
another grieving daughter
wishing
she’d been
sweeter
nicer
listened more
took some time to
treasure
precious moments left
too late to weep
bereft
70 is a cruel decade
old enough
I guess
and yet
too young
to mend those
bridges
ask hard
questions
see the person
for the blood
sweet forgiveness
love.

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