"Genealogy" by Kelsey Erin Shipman

“Genealogy” by Kelsey Erin Shipman

Imagine you have a poet for a father. Imagine he is missing a pen.

Books of whiteness.
A daughter craving punctuation.

Imagine you have a poet for a father. His ink leaks everywhere.

Books of blots.
Another daughter craving words.

Imagine your father is missing. This makes more sense.

No books. No pen.
Just daughters.

Raising each other.