The Men

Sat, 08/15/2020 - 21:11 -- Sp@ce

 

She learned it from her grandfather

How to be messy.

Dirt under fingernails

Cuts on a body

Boiling blood

 

She learned it from her uncle

How to pretend.

Expressions of a clown

A mask or porcelain 

Wide eyes and restless hands

 

She learned it from her father

How to feel rage.

Endless screaming 

Foul tongue full of venom

Broken vessels

 

This poem is about: 
Me
My family
My community

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