Monday, August 18, 2025

I don't think I 
REALLY 
even remembered 
HOW 
MUCH
of
a negative role model

by which I MEAN 
SHE seemed
LIKE 

my guide 
of what
NOT 
to do

& THAT
MAYBE started
with the not married having a kid
BUT 

they WANTED her
to have an abortion, gran gran & joan 

I think 
they thought it was such an obvious choice 
it didn't NEED explanation 

SHE
WANTED the kid
wanted to live at home and have gran gran 
HELP her

WAIT 

I'm getting FACTS wrong 

the time we went to get her
she WASN'T pregnant 
it was TOO early 

she must have gone back
sunrise was born in 1971

it makes more sense 
because it wasn't 
a TENSE trip

& SUNRISE was BORN in california 

she ALWAYS kinda 
LOOKED like a california girl to me

she had a little bit of a 
I mean 
at that point 
it was speach therapy 
in school

seemed like an accent to me
& though it probably wasn't specifically california 

THAT is HOW I read it 
Opameal 
Li-berry

& she was vegetarian 
in texas 
in the SEVENTIES