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My Mother’s Breaking Body ~ Susan Richardson

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I am a writer, going blind in Los Angeles. This blog is my story of a slow approach to darkness as I traverse through the rubble of urban life. It is what I see in the withering spaces of my remaining vision. It is humor and despair and darkness and light. It is what I witness as the world slowly disappears.

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August 11, 2018

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  1. Brandewulf

    August 11, 2018 at 2:45 pm

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    I don’t always like to repeat myself in these comments, but I have to say it again. Susan, you pull no punches with this one. It is pure, and raw, yet only you could write this with such a masterful quill.

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    • floweringink

      August 11, 2018 at 4:03 pm

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      You are wonderful!!! Thank you!

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  2. chrisnelson61

    August 11, 2018 at 2:53 pm

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    This is raw with its emotion and sensitivity: reading it I can sense your pain. A very well crafted poem.

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    • floweringink

      August 11, 2018 at 4:05 pm

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      Thank you so much, Chris!!!

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  3. Mws R

    August 11, 2018 at 3:46 pm

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    Wow

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    • floweringink

      August 11, 2018 at 4:06 pm

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      Thank you so much!!!!!

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      • Mws R

        August 11, 2018 at 4:42 pm

        You’re welcome

  4. Blogging_with_Bojana

    August 12, 2018 at 12:38 am

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    I don’t think we can ever get over the death of loved ones. It marks us for good. The passage of time is of no significance, giving us no comfort.
    Painfully exquisite.

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    • floweringink

      August 12, 2018 at 7:12 am

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      Thank you, my friend!!! And yes, I totally agree, losing loved ones creates scars that we will carry forever, that won’t ever fade.

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  5. Sarah | On The Way To The Barre

    August 12, 2018 at 7:11 am

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    Stunning. You are my hero, my muse, and a gift to this art form.

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    • floweringink

      August 12, 2018 at 7:17 am

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      You are my Angel, Sarah! Thank you for being in my life! I know this can’t have been easy for you to read right now. My love and heart are with you.

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      • Sarah | On The Way To The Barre

        August 12, 2018 at 7:43 am

        I read it to myself and then read it aloud to my friend with tears streaming. She leaned her body against me and approved my comment to you. (We were waiting in line to buy pie—chocolate peanut butter!)

      • floweringink

        August 12, 2018 at 8:11 am

        Oh, Sarah…..my Mom loved anything chocolate and peanut butter and I inherited this love for the combination! I am glad you were buying pie, something sweet, something good! My Mom’s birthday is in a week…..she is strong in my thoughts.

      • Sarah | On The Way To The Barre

        August 12, 2018 at 8:17 am

        Oh Susan!!! Oh sending so much love!! So nervous for November.

  6. Rita

    August 12, 2018 at 9:50 am

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    Oh Susan, this burns into the fabric of bittersweet memories of mine. So damned good. I am grateful for your gift.

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    • floweringink

      August 12, 2018 at 10:39 am

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      Thank you so much, Rita!!!!! You are poetry, my friend!

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      • Rita

        August 12, 2018 at 8:38 pm

        You are most welcome. ❤

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