Red Coat, Poem by Laura Grace
Red Coat Poem
I don’t remember where I left my red coat
When I was a child, mother was angry;
I lost it at the park
It was sunny and I wanted to be free
Lifting my arms down the slide
And running fast to catch the butterfly
That flew in front of me
She was the only one that was free like me…
I had a gray uniform
That simulated the color of the moment
Throughout my school years, I escaped far away
And it was cold, but no longer gray,
I studied, I married, and I bought my daughter a red coat
It would not matter if it got lost, it would not matter at all
I care for my mother now who is no longer free
She never was my sister said, she made a contract
To have the life she did, she didn’t run after the butterfly
And it is now too late but not for me, for her…
I have a garden that takes care of me, a husband too
I can’t imagine my life without them
I must hurry to slow down
down the slide at the park
So I don’t loose my red coat and I can start all over
As a child, and grow backwards
And become a newborn
So my daughter will not have to care for me,
I’ll still be free, as if I was never born.
by Laura Grace