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My Father Is Very Complex

Kyle Hemmings

How to describe my father?
Well, I’d say that at night,
he grows amazing superpowers
And he’s darker than an urge
that forgets itself
then subverts the masquerade ball.
His arms become very long,
can reach me anywhere,
dig through me,
as if I’m cracked soil
that always caves in.
Really, I’m his misfit shadow.
I once told my brother
that we are the outlines
of his flyaway words.
We’d never materialize.
Brother didn’t last long
after that, he became
the space between me
and my outrageous fashion sense.
I wear black leotards
to attract superficial heat.
Father denies to the doctors
everything I say.
and who am I to argue?
After all, his ladies
claim that he’s a humanitarian.
He loves soul food.

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