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maybe I walked out of the womb with it

is it possible to be born

with such a melancholy spirit

maybe it met me at the airport

slid into my passport

and remained with me

long after we landed in

a country that did not want us

maybe it was on my father's face

when he met us in baggage claim

and I had no idea who he was

maybe the rapist left it behind

or was it that criminal I called a boyfriend

maybe he beat it into me

maybe I met the one

and lost him

maybe it was the love

of my life's parting gift

or maybe

it was all of those things ot once

~ where th depression came from

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