SISTER

PAISLEE JAHED

Now, ask me about our childhoods; Any question will do. I’ll tell you a story About listening through vents.

Any question will do. How did our mother hear of your pregnancy? We listened through vents. She wept without breathing.

How did she hear of your pregnancy? By carrier pigeon (our uncle spoke quietly) On a Sunday evening, she wept without breathing. Hospital blood from her fourteen year old self.

A carrier pigeon on a Sunday morning aborted a child without mourning. Memories of her fourteen year old self, creeping. We listened through vents without speaking.

My mother aborted a child without mourning; I’ll tell you a story about how We listened through vents without speaking. Now, ask me about our childhood.