ex post facto
it took him years
to understand what happened
how she was always ready
to withdraw her love from her ungrateful child
is this the thanks I get?
is this how you repay me?
he hadn’t realized
everything was a transaction
another item in a ledger
carefully tallied, always in the red
how owed before his first breath
she was there, waiting to collect
/ / /
Jason Crane
7 November 2019
State College PA
Comments