Daughter

I am the daughter first

before the 

business owner 

the artist

the ex-wife 

the partner

the word-spinner

the dreamer

the music maker

the lover.

This bloodline

is the strong current

in the river 

of identity

surging through 

the many weirs of self 

because as a family

we’re a bit mad

and we hold together tight 

against the mad world. 

Also our 

shared hallucinations

of the future 

are how we navigate

our way forward

building our tiny empire

and keeping the 

solar-powered lights

shining 

against the darkness.