in another life
i am born to parents
who rise in love
raised in a place
freed from shackles
of patriarchyof pain
in another life
theywill learn a new language
andmove closer to the sea
curate a home with windows
tall enough to project rays
ofsunshine on the floor
where i lie
newborn, dazed and confused
atpeace in silence
voidof screams and sighs
a drier air with no tears
only chimes from a chandelier
in another life
you will not see me this way
unforgiving and angry
unable to display
more ounces of strength
more fun morehappy
not bearing the weight
of painthat i carry
forward from the shoulders
myparents could not bear
another daughter another verse
there ought to behope somewhere