my mom likes to entertain scenarios
of how her life would’ve been
sans my father
_lilah and riley wouldn’t have been here_
she raises her eyebrows in disbelief
of the life she’s stuck with
_you would’ve had a stepdad and a new step mom_
_crazy_.
divided household and i would’ve
met you still
but not’ve known you..
a boy i knew until i was in 4th grade
maybe weeks on and weeks off at my moms to dads would’ve spared me
from your routine heartbreaks you graciously offer me with a ribbon on top in my
favorite color-
brown
maybe if i had 4 parents they would they have taken me to do my hair when they found out about my
first boyfriend,
curls sizzled to pin straight strands like strained love ties,
the 2 houses glowing as if
it was Christmas
and the 3 magi would be different this time-
in the form of middle aged hispanic women
offering advice on how to make him
immovable
completely entranced with my 14 year old being
wrapped around my nail-bitten-to-the-nub finger
_siempre joo need to wear perfumé_
the first one said
_always wax joo eyebrows y joo piernas- no man likes a hairy girl- es
disgusted_
the second broke down
her neck & nose was shiny with vicks
the third eyeing my from across the room
disappointed i turned down
the idea of brujería
Jul 15, 2019
Jul 15, 2019 at 5:13 PM UTC
my mom likes to entertain scenarios
of how her life would’ve been
sans my father
_lilah and riley wouldn’t have been here_
she raises her eyebrows in disbelief
of the life she’s stuck with
_you would’ve had a stepdad and a new step mom_
_crazy_.
divided household and i would’ve
met you still
but not’ve known you..
a boy i knew until i was in 4th grade
maybe weeks on and weeks off at my moms to dads would’ve spared me
from your routine heartbreaks you graciously offer me with a ribbon on top in my
favorite color-
brown
maybe if i had 4 parents they would they have taken me to do my hair when they found out about my
first boyfriend,
curls sizzled to pin straight strands like strained love ties,
the 2 houses glowing as if
it was Christmas
and the 3 magi would be different this time-
in the form of middle aged hispanic women
offering advice on how to make him
immovable
completely entranced with my 14 year old being
wrapped around my nail-bitten-to-the-nub finger
_siempre joo need to wear perfumé_
the first one said
_always wax joo eyebrows y joo piernas- no man likes a hairy girl- es
disgusted_
the second broke down
her neck & nose was shiny with vicks
the third eyeing my from across the room
disappointed i turned down
the idea of brujería
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