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what i was taught
i fear the power of my own womb: we are taught to love,
inserting caution and discernment, but of course leading with heart first
the repetition denotes seriousness
the power and expectation of ‘liking’
not like I am not scared of, a broken heart, a psyche
i am just greater concerned of what I can create
not some artwork, carefully done
an event, and the seeds are harvested
this is not a call to believe in some sci-fi tale of parasitic attachment
i wouldnt fear what by body would become, or that for the only time in my life it would actually be shared
i’m aware that there's more to coaching than bowties and hair gel, and perhaps this is the thought that scares me
punching holes into walls and letting anger controls the outcome of ones skin
shaped and created by me to then be absent to another
i’ve dealt with all the scenarios in my life and it doesn’t stop me from trying to love
it scares me that no matter how picky I appear
speaking to parent and waiting as long as I can—i could still be stuck with a pretender
i don’t know if it really matters the raising; the forming and the teaching
because I’d like to think my mother did pretty well with me
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This poem is an analysis of what position I have inside my own family. I feel as if men are born with inate position in families, while if women aren't mothers they're useless.