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You waltzed on orange lino
Between Hearth and Couch
lilting like A spring Sparrow
Securing A strong arm on Ma's back
not once out of step.
News headlines guaranteed silence,
your face etched in thick lines
enhanced by concentration.
Ma presents Corn Beef and Tomatoes
which you eat noisily without teeth.
Coal spits from the un-guarded fire
smoke signals from the half-circle rug, as
daydreams are fractured by cutlery moving
on empty plates.
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