{"id":2159,"date":"2021-02-26T20:13:00","date_gmt":"2021-02-26T20:13:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/unseenreality.org\/?p=2159"},"modified":"2021-01-31T20:14:54","modified_gmt":"2021-01-31T20:14:54","slug":"ancesters-hanging","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/unseenreality.org\/index.php\/2021\/02\/26\/ancesters-hanging\/","title":{"rendered":"ANCESTERS HANGING"},"content":{"rendered":"

LIFE CHOICES<\/em><\/span><\/h4>\n
Ancestors hanging on the wall,
\nMustached, starched, corseted, and frozen.
\nNot a smile among them.<\/h5>\n
Antique, hand-painted Porcelain china in elegant display,
\nBut never used.<\/h5>\n
Tiffany sterling silver flatware, tarnishing in the chest.
\nUsed once, at Great Aunt Tizzie\u2019s funeral.<\/h5>\n
Twelve, six-piece place settings, engraved lead crystal,
\nFit for royalty, locked in the breakfront china cabinet.<\/h5>\n
Hand-knotted Persian rugs, displayed on the walls,
\nNever touched the floor.<\/h5>\n
All inherited from the hanging ancestors, known and unknown.<\/h5>\n
\nOld clothes, that may come back into style, stored in mothballs.<\/h5>\n
Grandma\u2019s wedding dress, showcased in the living room.<\/h5>\n
House brimming with bric-a-brac mementos of past happy times.<\/h5>\n
And there she sits, rocking her life away,
\nYearning for youth, living in Times Gone By,
\nDead before she died.<\/h5>\n
If that’s what you want, go for it!<\/em>
\nBut you gotta’ know, Sweet Baby,<\/em>
\nThere are alternative paths<\/em>
\nTo choose.<\/em><\/h5>\n
\n06\/30\/18<\/h5>\n

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