sickness is virture

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Father's good news
is my bad news

I mull this fact over
as I carefully avoid puddles
on my way to school.
It's a depressing thought
I hate picking and choosing sides
I scowl at the pavement
and the uneasy feeling 
in my heart
grows


Our family was going to get bigger.
Aoi was pregnant
again.
It made me feel sick.
She was a few months along
and had turned into
a sloth-like woman
who binge watched TV shows
with a constant bowl of
popcorn, or crisps
on her skinny lap


I quietly entered my classroom

and quickly sat down in my desk.
My head ached
and throbbed dully 
as the teacher walked in.


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