I feel a difference, you know,
between seductive and intimate impulse.
I’m a wireless lie-detector.
I believe it disturbed my parents.
Father said, “you’re too perceptive.”
Mother saw me sit with light filled
inner peace she needed to disrupt.
Did they want me corrupt?
Gratitude is shameful.
Empathy is a weakness.
Safety is an illusion.
Trust is foolish.
Intimacy is dangerous.
There is no safe place.
Family is a war game.
