76. "I made it!" In response to In response to 0 Mon Aug-26-02 04:13 AM
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Inspiration: After Midnight Thoughts and Life
Under The Apple Tree
penniless thoughts banked in mason jars on mama's pantry shelf in the kitchen give off airy ass tangibility and the fool in me rises to see what they really offer sticking my hands within their well i find nothing affordable and it's hard to tell how many of them i will collect as the years go by
mister martin files his nails on the edge of our porch and grinds his teeth while he waits for daddy to fix his '76 Pontiac and you and i count the number or gray hairs growing within his goatee with our eyes he catches us staring and "shues" us with his hands but we still stand there giddy as can be just to know we made it to 20
that tree.. the big one.... in front of our house smiles as we rustle among its leaves tomboy(ing) around with nina and them cuz Saturday morning hide and seek is always the best and to test our skills it wiggles and knocks you out before i could catch you and we stand open-mouthed at what just happened cuz u were the baby
so in the morning your body was placed there and we sung "Going Up To Meet Him" while u rested though your smile still lingered your voice wasn't around and i.... stood with my hand in mama's and wiped her tears while she cried there.. under the apple tree.
Bio: Tremaine L. Loadholt was born in Savannah, Ga on April 17, 1980. She is the daughter of Michael Loadholt and Angela Jones, the sister of Michael, Theodore, Maurice, and Bless. She attends Georgia Southern University where she majors in Psychology and minors in Writing. Her Loves: Her family, Fahim, Levy, Aulelei, Susan, and anything involving writing.
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