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i am my mother's daughter
i am my father's son
no i don't have a lover
& i don't need one

there's really not much to being alone
you can always do what you please
& go where you must
wherever that damn well may be

live for yourself
go your own way
tear down the temple
and the home that you were raised in

i had a great grandma annie
mostly knew her when she was older
spent one afternoon piecing together
one giant puzzle onto a board

and every time
i think of her
all i see are hummingbirds

i am my mother's daughter
feels like i'm falling apart
don't look that much like my father but
i still got his stubborn head & heart

and i'm no intellectual
but one time i read
a bit of my old man's thesis and
it wasn't like any words he ever said
to me

gender roles of the old southwest

and i wonder what it'd be like
if you still
talked to
me
like
that

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from token, released April 7, 2018

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