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daddy daddy i know you’ll be upset
| April 22, 2008 | Posted by caroline under Uncategorized |
daddy’s nails were never clean,
i’d ask him to scratch my back
and it would start to bleed.
brother’s back
was always soft,
his skin was fair
and mine was dark.
brother was born
and i was forgot,
i came last
but he was first.
daddy never let me
bite my nails,
told me to keep them long
so his back would not itch.
brother’s hands
were smooth not rough,
mine were unnoticed
mine were in use.
father once told me
that i was nothing like him,
and i cried all night
because i knew that this was true.
father burns
in the warmth of the sun
i wear brother’s skin
and pretend that it is leather.
Keep up the great writing.