All the Oxygen in the Room
Every photo glamour smile adoration demand
but this small square 1960 truth album
Look She slouches at the family table
defeated spoon raised to little brother
in the highchair toothless next baby
swelling her belly inflated shape less smile less
And across from her not-darling Me
only daughter colic child chair kicker scene
stealer shoving dinner away shoving her
still away wherever was air enough
for either of us to breathe