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Elizabeth Russell Poems
My Baby's Mother
There’s something inside me at last
For a long time there was nothing
I gaze at the reflection of my baby’s mother in the mirror
She raises her glass, drinks... more »
Memories
The child’s eyes reflect the firelight,
Liquid eyes mirror the dancing flames.
She stares trancelike no longer thinking.
The windows of her soul closed... more »
The Drunk
I wasn’t always a drunk
Once I was a child - a little girl
Who wanted love
Which she found - in a bottle... more »
Marwee
My little dog
Who has spent her whole life loving us
Is dying
Her heart which has loved so freely... more »
Miracles
“Miracles flourish from tragedy”
I believe it
With all my heart
And soul... more »
Peter
Your hand in mine
Makes me feel whole
Encourages me
To continue... more »
The Value Of Honesty
As a child
I considered the possibility of happiness
To be so alien to me
As to be non existent... more »
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The Drunk
I wasn’t always a drunk
Once I was a child - a little girl
Who wanted love
Which she found - in a bottle
At first it had been fun
There were friends and laughter
She felt complete, unbroken for the first time
But it stole something I couldn’t afford to lose
It took my sanity – for awhile
It took over my life – and my child
Withered and died
I can’t get her back
I’ve tried
But I was a drunk
The kind that drinks in the morning
And falls asleep with a glass in her hand
That spills
Red liquid onto the floor
Who laughs too loud
In a ...
