Fell From A Dream Poem by Letter From My Mother's Womb

Fell from a dream
[ Landed in reality]

They had my last name,
They were playing around,
Playing the touch game,
Skipping rope, roaming around the neighborhood

You were a happy family,
And I added to it joy,
My reflection asked, 'oh, really? '
You had all life ahead, to enjoy!

The two hearts became one,
The two; girl and boy twins
At least one wouldn't have to feel alone,
I thought to myself!

Your wife,
She was always sweet,
She really gave me a warm nice treat,
I enjoyed her organised feast.

You're so rude,
You're so mannerless,
You're just like your son!
She told me angrily, outside the washroom

I wondered,
I'm still wondering,
She left me thinking,
Why did she say that?

My son, how do you tolerate her?
I really fail to understand,
'Mom, I love her, like that'
Fair enough.

Hey Pinky,
I called on my son's wife,
Annoyed, she said to me
'What do you want evil mother-in-law? '

I didn't know English much,
So I thanked her for calling me Evil mother-in-law,
It was such a sweet name,
Right?I got the meaning;

In E, I was an Entertainer
In V, I was a bit Vicious
In I, I appeared to be Interesting
In L, I was so Lovely

She told me that, when I asked her
Her the meaning of EVIL,
My son, I love her
Yes, I love your wife a lot

Mine, reader, pardon me
I don't know the gender of the life I'm carrying
But, Something tells me he's a male
I thought to get it as a surprise.

Chances are, He might not be a he
Chances are, She might be a her
How to go about?
He might marry, she might get married

The kids, may just be a dream
Took a walk, to a nearby stream
I realized that, this is close to impossible
Fell from a dream, landed in reality.

Keitumetse Mokhahlane
@2019