A Handful of Rose's - "at least not the ones u expected"

"first started
bending
moving
being in
my body
again"

robin
Originally uploaded by Rosie O'Donnell.

from "still gone u"

Posted 5/17 by ro @ 5:35 pm in home
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at least not the ones
u expected



it's three years since u left

the fingers of a hand
aunt minnies ring
5 green opals
me in the middle

who asked u
u ruin everything
y dont u write a novel

the pinky
the tiniest little limb
easiest to break
snap
in 2

i missed jackies kids b day
in the swirl
of my film
me me me

i would tell u today
that they both called
birthdays again missed
god children
forgotten

last night jim lipton took me back
to the beginning
and u were there
the night brandon tarnikoff
saw me at igbys
the 3 am call
I GOT SNL!!!!
2 u

kaite wrote a poem
about getting lost
in key west
and then
being found

it's three years since u left

my middle finger is dead
it cannot feel
a few years back
we tied the tendon
of finger #4
the ring - u
to the stuck one
me
now they both don’t work
in one last desperate attempt
to right it

and joni mitchell sings
“if you’re happier without me
i’ll try not to care
but if u still dream about me
please listen to my prayer”

how many flares do u send up
before u realize
no one is searching
4 u

at least not the ones
u
were sure of

still gone
u


c 2005 by Rosie O'Donnell
(ed. LDC)

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