My Son is a Hurricane

Fresh Finds, Poetry

My Son is a Hurricane

Katie Frances Hartless

home, motherhood

When he storms,

my son is a hurricane,

category four.

The power outages last for days,

his cyclone of heavy rains

destroy my well-built

time frames,

uproot our family tree.

His fits cause failure of the curtainwall

between boy and beast,

a near complete destruction

of all inner peace.

When nerves snap,

and he’s isolated (and ill at ease),

losses are expected and may extend for weeks.

Ordinary Elephant “Relic of the Rain”

Cover Art: Rafael Edwards

13 responses to “My Son is a Hurricane”

johnlmalone

Wow ! this is one powerful piece of metaphoric writing; it has, like your son, a commanding presence !!!

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1. K.F. Hartless
  
  Thanks, John. Yes, and he’s so shy normally. I think he’s a bottler, but tIme will tell…
  
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  1. johnlmalone
    
    he’s given you a great, commanding poem 🙂
    
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Greg Nikolic

Let’s hope nobody in your household reaches for the psych feel-good pills … that Ritalin is the soul death. In fact, Ritalin turns a child’s world upside-down. The natural highs are gone, and in their place is … what? Emptiness, and sheer black longing.

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1. K.F. Hartless
  
  Thanks so much, Greg. Will do. We’re sort of an all-natural as possible crew. No worries on that front. I’ll take the hurricane any day.
  
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beth

as a teacher, and a mother, both, I really get this. well put into words –

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K.F. Hartless

Thank you so much, Beth. We sure can weather a lot as teachers and parents. I’m grateful for the quiet moments and the precious times of stillness so that I can refresh my spirit for what might be another hurricane season.

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Nicole Smith

This is perfection 😍

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1. K.F. Hartless
  
  Thank you, Nicole. All is settled here, besides maybe my nerves.
  
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SiriusSea

❤ !!!

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1. Katie Frances Hartless
  
  💜
  
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Susi Bocks

My first was a hurricane too. I feel your pain, K. ((hugs))

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1. Katie Frances Hartless
  
  I’m grateful for his strong will and for my own as well. Thanks, Susie. 💜
  
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