Poetry Corner featuring The Starving Artist Project - September 6, 2010 - My Explanation by Alana Belle

Another feature from the Starving Artist Project!  (If you like this, and you will, look to the right ----->; click on the Poetry Corner link for more).  I wish I had half the talent these young adults have!

Sensitive Reader:  Some strong language follows

This week we feature the strong voice of Alana Belle:

My Explanation
by Alana Belle







Please don't call them sperm donors, they are your fathers
Your mothers valued them enough to let them enter where you exited
Even though they took your entrance into the world as their cue to exit...you can't entirely blame them
They weren't the apples of your mothers' vaginas anymore
No matter how hard they tried, your fathers couldn't break her walls as easily as you would
And they couldn't handle the competition
A woman's womb is like her appearance
The outside can be beautiful, but it's what's inside that counts most
I'm happy their envy didn't overwhelm them because most boys resort to violence when they're jealous
Fighting your fetus was out of the question because she was your protective barrier
I'm sure you know forced abortions are the most common form of birth control
Luckily, your existence was out of their control,
because your mothers valued the life they created more than their relationships
Your fathers didn't want to watch you sleep
Couldn't handle the beauty that surrounds you when you're at peace
Suns/sons...you shine brighter than your fathers when you set
Because when you sleep, your dreams look like twilight harmonies
Their dreams look like them if they were men
Visions of you dance in their heads on Christmas
Fuck sugar-plums
Nothing could be sweeter than seeing their sons succeed
But nothing could be more bitter than watching their bouncing baby boys become better men than them
That must be an acquired taste
That must be a family trait
I was fortunate enough to be born into an unlikely legacy of full time fathers...but you weren't
Sons, future fathers...I know it's going to be hard to watch a better version of yourself develop
But just think of how dope it would be to start your own legacy

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