Isolation
/This dining room was the busiest area in my parents’ home,
fresh food prepared daily in case visitors stop by after work;
“The hungry and curious taking advantage of her weakness,”
father complained about mother who needed the company
especially after intense chemo and radiation treatments.
I sneak a look at father, solid like iron, I avert my eyes
to the entry door; ceramic garlic and metal horseshoe charms
fixed around the frame, “Close to thirty-years keeping Jinn
spirits from our bodies,” he said. They didn’t help her. . .
cultural superstition bullshit…I expect more from you, Father.
The pain of knowing how unnoticed he was as a caregiver
drew him to the unseen God, dominating his thoughts, not
people; complaining about the dirty condition of his house,
personal hygiene, eating habits. “I don’t open the door…”
By Michal Mahgerefteh
From: United States
Website: http://www.mitak-art.com