Genealogy
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 into a
splintered woman
just like his daddy
she bore 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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Powerful. Thank you for sharing Wendy.
Didn’t see that ending coming. Nice to establish a pattern and then break it.
I love this, and Kevin said it better than I could why. The repetition and breaking is really effective
Love this
so cleverly constructed
and it hits home
like a forked knife
born with an axe for a tongue – awesome!
Powerful repetition Wendy, and ENDING!