Saturday, January 26, 2008

The Young Mother

Mommy is barely 19 and daughter is 2

On Tuesday Brinlee fell off the bed
and cracked her collar

Her absentee deadbeat father comes to claim her.

Brinlee has never met grandpa.

On Wednesday in her fathers parents
backyard, a Sharpe rips half of
Brinlee’s face off

Grandpa didn’t blame the dog.

and Brinlee will never see daddy again

On Thursday Brinlee falls and
splits her head on cement

“Injuries come in threes” says the fellow at Child Services
to the embarrassed day care lady

once a rare beauty

her

flawed beauty brings flawed sympathy

Brinlee is a shattered porcelain doll at day care

While her mom and I get loaded all day
with government money.

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