What did her mother leave behind
“A sewing machine”
“A weddings band”
“A clutch of photos”
“The sting of her hand across my face”
Uncertainty about mother
“She headed for god knows where”
“Did she net a glimmer of her true self”
“Did her mirror tell her what mine tells me”
Grandfather Anecdote Points
“Tyrant”
“Every spick”
Her Mother’s hard upbringing
“History has brought her to her knees”
“The world beyond her already a dream, already lost”
Description of Dublin
(The Liffey) “pulsing to the sea”
Menacing Mother
“Tongues of flame in her dark eyes”
“One of these days I must teach you to follow a pattern”