Reya Mari S. Veloso
you could have done it more quietly
but your new found perspective requires
you to be adamant
– sinking into
someone else’s sheets, almost drowning
in prayer – knees trembling, my god am I salivating
Father, let me grieve Mother,
Allow me to love
testify that I am clean, arrange the letters
to form an anagram, the amalgamation
of virtues I need to exemplify:
breastfeeding tips,
napkin folding,
how to pack the best picnic basket,
how to perfectly ball a melon,
writing the recipe book – an heirloom
for the seventh generation,
ascension, welcome
to the jurisdiction again.
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