Friday, January 14, 2011

Do The Math...She Did


one drinking mother
two incapable parents
plus inattention
multiplied by abuse

equals one
minus one corpus callosum
plus several seizures
add one shunt
and dozens times dozens
of social miscues
divided by wry smiles
plus one pure voice
of song

add two new parents
plus patience and hope

go on and you do the math

11 comments:

  1. This is one lucky, lucky girl. Your family is the best.

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  2. Kids take the brunt of a bad situation - yet are resilient
    Add a measure of love and the results are amazing

    Excellent Jerry
    Happy week end with those kids of yours

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  3. Your daughter is adorable!
    Loved your 55!
    Jerry....Thank you for for weekly support!
    Thanks for playing Today, and have a Kick Ass Week-End....G

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  4. i think it adds up to a little bit of hope...smiles. nice 55 jerry...

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  5. what a lovely 55.

    she could make a perfect comic character.
    when talents come together, the fun is tripled.

    love the math part, you rock.

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  6. It adds up to something as big and beautiful as that smile!

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  7. heart wrenching! amazingly so..

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  8. welcome sharing your poems with our poetry potluck today..



    you got talent, keep it up.

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