Patricia Genetos Poems

I don’t know what an angel looks like
I don’t even know if they have wings
But I know when I need a reminder
Something wraps around me and sings
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I used to lie next to you on the sofa and watch those 60’s shows
With not a thought as to whether or not I was too old
It was so comforting to lie next to you, my head on your growling stomach
We loved Petticoat Junction, The King Family, Ed Sullivan
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We miss your face
Your cute little lip
The sweetest piggy
No squirmy, no nip
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The simple act of folding towels

You even pressed the iron on them
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You told me about the day I was born
You made me feel special
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Plaid wool skirt and a Pandora sweater
I begged to get my ears pierced and you said “Let her”
Sitting at the kitchen table, it was comforting, you cooked
I never learned your culinary ways, I should have looked
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The love you left behind
I hold it deep inside me
Your face so trusting and kind
I still feel your softness with me
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An angel tapped me on the shoulder
And said it’s going to be all right
Nothing is ever lost in this universe
But only moves on into a different life
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