Becoming me was easy
with you
My body lives to do
those things you want it to
It was so beautiful
to watch it happen
In my head
But to look down upon it
my skin could grow
and shrink and stretch
and harden and turn
into dirty playdough
While your body stayed the same
while less and less
I heard you say my name
with endearment
Like my name became
a command and
all the love it once had
drained out if it
Like we twisted and tangled it
until we rang everything out
and sat it aside to dry
We all know why
we siphoned the love out
and poured it all down
in such bounty
We gave it to the creation
of our bodies
and our blood
while our love
dried on the counter
with yesterdays dishes
love after children
A.
Memoirs of a Millennial 