an almost accidental gathering of poets
 
   
 
 
Rosemary Waldrop
 (1972)
Confession To Settle A Curse
You don´t
know
who I am
because
you don´t know
my mother
she´s always been an exemplary mother
told me so herself
there were reasons she
had to lock
everything that could be locked
there´s much can be
locked
in a good German household crowded
with wardrobes dressers sideboards
bookcases cupboards chests bureaus
desks trunks caskets coffers all with lock
and key
and locked
it was lots of trouble
for her
just carry that enormous key ring
be bothered all the time
I wanted scissors stationery
my winter coat and she had to unlock
the drawer get it out and lock
all up again
me she reproached for lacking
confidence not being open
I have a mother I can tell everything
she told me so
I´ve
been bound
made fast
locked
by the key witch
but a small winner
I´m not
in turn locking a child
in my arms.
   
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