A TALE OF TWO CITIES: a haiku on pain

WHAT IS DAUGHTERHOOD

WHEN I AM THEY/THEM/THEIR

FLOATING BACK TO YOU

WHAT IS MOTHERHOOD

CAN’T ACCEPT YOUR OWN TRANS SON

DROWNS AWAY FROM YOU

LET’S MAKE DUMPLINGS AND

WILL YOU WHISPER SWEET NOTHINGS

INTO MY PORRIDGE