Sunday, March 23, 2025

my mother's mother 
was married to a man who DRANK 
& possibly BEAT her
for SOME number
of YEARS

she DIVORCED him

since she hadn't had children 
she assumed she couldn't 

I don't know if she wanted them
BUT 
when HENRY didn't 
WANT any
WANTED instead to have a LIFE 
FILLED with all the 
THINGS & STYLES of LIFE 
one MIGHT afford
WITHOUT 
children 

SHE 
was ON BOARD

BUT 
THEN
she turned out to be FERTILE after all

& MY MOM 
RUINED 
THEIR 
LIVES