Poetry My Family Will Hate #2

I only talked about it once

then never again

and the truth of it is

a relationship sounds like a nightmare to me

I know too much about power dynamics

guns in the bottoms of wells

hidden bank accounts

punched holes in walls

and birth control messed with

men leaving a woman with seven mouths to feed

three generations of the same thing

so, I’ve no idea if it matters how I define myself in the end

Only sometimes I wonder what it might be like to explore

parts of myself honestly

If I didn’t worry about my family ties

would it make a difference in my life?

I don’t know

Maybe it’s enough that I think so….