Friday, April 12, 2024

nine pregnancies

after nine
pregnancies, did my mother and father,
sit down
and say to each other.
can we stop now?
do we have enough children
yet?
probably not.
her being Catholic
with the penalty of hell
if she used birth control.
and him
being the wild animal that he
was.
johnny Appleseed,
sailing the high seas
of women.

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