explain to me how
could i ever say here, let’s wait 9 months and have you be
how could i ever look into the eyes
of my child and answer honestly
if they ask me what slavery means
what rape means
why are there so many ugly words that end in -ism
why didn’t god hear me pray,
tell me, mommy, why
so excuse me if i don’t want to,
if i feel good in my selfishness,
thinking i’m being selfless, staying on my own
because what a burden it is to be me oh woe
thinking hmm, so if life is this thing i want to
get rid of soon but don’t really… then,
but oh well
how could i ever look into my child’s eyes
and see them staring back at me, in pain
explain to me how
oh, so you can’t.
yeah, well, that makes two of us then.
that’s what i thought.






