Debt




Before the fuel turns to fire
Before Ink is pressed to page
Before words are uttered
Before letters are words
Before I knew my name
I laughed & cried & loved & lived
Before I was me: I existed
Others knew that shadow
That babe that gave me form
A past self I'll never meet
But I owe so much to
And all that cared. That held. That suckled.
That rocked to sleep. That changed. That sung.
I started life already in debt
Which I doubt I can ever pay back

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