again. This time I just go get one.
A very long swig and he begins
again. We got into it pretty good.
But even if I would have beat
the crap out of him, she wouldn’t
have chosen me. I got the picture
and left. Didn’t know she was pregnant….
PREGNANT WITH ME
Mom never did figure out the birth
control thing. I might be worried
about my paternity, except I look
almost exactly like Dad. Lucky me.
Like most mid-level dealers, they
smoked up the profits, and Denny’s tips
didn’t exactly cover what they owed
their supplier. Your mom got creative.
And she got busted. She and Trey
had already turned state’s evidence
once to get off a trafficking charge.
This time they were going away
for fraud. Check kiting. Identity theft.
They got two years in state prison.
Your mom delivered you the day
before they sent her away. Her mother
took you home from the hospital.
Kept you safe. Until she found me.
I’VE ALWAYS FELT
A strange connection
to Grandma Marie. Strange,
because we don’t see each other