FAMILY OF FIVE \ ORIGINAL POEM
father said all men weren't good enough for me.
queen of mean teenage dream ripped at the seam.
They all beeline for the canteen to behold bold strokes on the bathroom wall.
queen of disaster secret session broadcaster.
inspired the beast in me.
he said he only wanted the best in me.
an accidental dustpan
for his future plans.
before she cried. before he died.
they folded.
crying a river washing them all away
don't you remember? don't you remember, what I used to say?
born on the hottest day of the summer, who told you I wasn't a hurricane?
my daddy turned out to be just a man, and couldn't stay on my god-forsaken land.
swept out to sea, because he couldn't see
how
two plus two could equal five
my father and mother became a love equation for the math, they did and didn't do.
when home became a tune I sang at the moon; a long song I can sing soon.
when two plus two equals five and all you can witness is four
I want you to know that I feel the most at home, when I am absolutely alone.
My father is a sailor swept out to sea.
There was never anyone good enough for me.
Just two that were great.
