Growing up with Jean
(for my mother)
We never cleaned our rooms
never had to bathe
never knew the trouble of
growing up too clean
Stuffing our faces
we grew fat
in our boredom
growing up green
And we fought
as if to ease the pain
we tried destroying each other
growing up mean
Unfamiliar with love
because we were afraid
to show the scars
growing up unseen.
last updated 01/01/2020