Deception…the language
with ease, he spoke in tongue
Yet, the genuine gift of the Holy Spirit caused
her to dance with joy for the present of the day
The spanking new black Model T ford, first carried
her name around in big red letters—his ruse a success
Not long after, Papa took Mama for a joy ride, ended up in
city hall, and an extra wife and the first one widely known
The truth considered their nine children, unknown was truth
about the other nine- -in another home and in another town
Duplicity was papa's appealing lie
So exquisite…they made Mama cry
Mama left a heap of memories etched in my
heart...even a picture of a half-smile cast
a light in the dark and expose the concealed…
April 19,2016
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem