she had the audacity
to create me
with her own existence
she had the audacity
to subject me to life
with the promise of her love
she had the audacity
to spend her life
putting conditions on her love
i had the audacity
to love in shades of pink
as well as blue
i had the audacity
to drink in shades of red
as well as white
i had the audacity
to live
as well as she created me to
i had the audacity
to destroy me
with my own existence
she had the audacity
to mourn a life she created
with the promise of her love
the audacity
i am not the
christian
conservative
straight
daughter you wanted
i guess we both
let each other down