Q & A with my therapist
do you do that often, think about death?
he couldn’t hold me in one piece i always came undone so he left my brother did that once
that wasn’t the question
we only know how to come back never how to stay
how does that make you feel?
once when i was three he threw a key at her because she didn’t listen it fell next to my leg
i saw the whole thing
who did that?
once my grandmother had thick black hair you see they always leave even if they stay they take you
with them
that wasn’t the question
i didn’t want to become her so i left
i thought he was the one who left
there are many ways to leave besides leaving you know
how many times did you leave?
my mother says the evil eye is making me age but i don’t believe that
why is that?
i was like this before anyone looked at me
by Lameese Badr
from Pank Magazine