Born into threads of family
born into sewed roles
of grandparents
mothers
fathers
sisters
brothers
all carrying expectations of dueling definitions —
how to speak continuous words
how to act with gnawing nerves
how to treat each other’s overbaked silent shells
how to move fancy feet while walking on shards of glass —
and whether or not to admit
we feel unending feelings of utter defeat —
feelings of unresolved…
