First born
You remember the bad things
Do you remember the good
How they doted and chased
Did everyone they could
with what they had
what they knew
Like the eucalyptus tree
and the witch who lived in it?
Like the surprise Barbie they knew you wanted
Like the baby sister who’s soul was drenched in coal
They couldn’t have known
like you knew
like an old wise woman knows
There are things you can’t control
Though they tried to course correct
Further digging a hole
a double edged sword
that murdered and slaughtered
and slowly tore you away from their core