Evolution
he was born
with an axe
for a tongue
just like his daddy
when he grew
to be a man he
splintered women
just like his daddy
he planted
his seed in a
splintered woman
just like his daddy
she birthed a
son from her
splintered body
just like his mama
he was born
with an axe
for a tongue
just like his daddy
when he grew
to be a man he
splintered his
own tongue
spat it across
the room he
refused to be
just like his daddy
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Oh very powerful poem and like the repetition!
Whoa!! Love the repetition leading into each slightly changed pieces to have an ending with a very different “outcome.”
Intriguing.