Guest Post - The Last Time I Saw You, by Liz Paez


Photo by Joanne Olivieri - Verse by Liz Paez


The last time I saw you-
dad, was that really you?
Defeated by the anger of your own childhood
Conquered by the only pain you knew.

The last time I saw you-
Dad, it was hard to watch.
Unidentifiable actions, and unrecognized thoughts

The last time I saw you-
Dad, that was all I could hear
force felt through the walls, sounds of sirens near

The last time I saw you-
Dad, how can this be?
The last time I saw you
You weren't loving me

Comments

rainfield61 saidā€¦
But hopefully this was not the last time to see him...
Ann saidā€¦
What a sad poem.
Hi Jo
I love the colors blue and purple playing in the picture. What was the black liquid falling off?
xoxo
MrsM
Photo Cache saidā€¦
what a powerful combo of words and image.
Kass saidā€¦
Interesting photo. I'm wondering why you put it with that verse...?
Sharkbytes (TM) saidā€¦
That is a great picture. You do such wonderful images.
Self Sagacity saidā€¦
Sad and touching. Short but right to the point.
Joanne Olivieri saidā€¦
rainfield, thanks for your thoughts. Hopefully she will see him again.

Ann, it really is and when I read her work it always touches me.

Michelle, it's actually water which gives the effect of tears.

Kass, I wanted to publish her poetry with something dark that displayed tears so I created that photo specifically for Liz's poem.

Shark, thank you so much :)

Self, Yes, very and thank you so much
Anonymous saidā€¦
I understand the pain of the words of seeing such a tortured sould.

Ferret
nothingprofound saidā€¦
Love the photo's color and texture. Powerful poem. Sadly, parent-child relationships sometimes end like that-an incompleteness, a discordant note.
ruthinian saidā€¦
wow.. this is a gorgeous shot.

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