(pyschic)

When the psychic
said I was a dis-
appointment at birth.
It made my life
make sense.
The third daughter,
after only one son
My mother was
tired,
but had to keep
going until my
brother came.
It seems.
They got excited
then, buying
Tonka trucks.
But his life
was even harder
than mine.
A Cordelia complex
I call it,
the third girl
gets it done,
and perseveres
against the
odds.

A disappointment
when you’re born
you never
will be enough,
and learn to see
disappointment
mirrored
everywhere you go.

4/16/99