Got a letter from the authorities
On a paper
In black and white
It was written;
”As a relative of this person…”
Relative?
Are we related?
Family?
On a paper
In black and white
In words
Yes – We are
But we were not
When I was a child and needed you
We were not
When I was a child and should have felt loved by you
We were not
When I was a teenager and imploded of pain and shame
But on a paper
In black and white
In words
Yes – We are
Related
Family
Parent and child