The Family Curse Poem by Letter From My Mother's Womb

The family curse

Mother was long gone,
Gone from this earth,
I grew as a loner, partially, alone
Note this wrath.

I've had weird dreams,
Complicated visions,
It seems.
Words that might change your vision of life...

Allow me to make you aware,
My mother lost all kids after me,
Her brother lost his first born child,
Their third sister lost a child too,

Their fourth brother,
Brother also lost a daughter,
And I; I was said instead of loosing you,
I'll loose myself, after your birth.

This goes to generations,
You, and the rest
And chances are...
I'm about to faint.

Chances are,
Heavens strengthen me,
My heart wound feels sore,
Forgive me.

I'm not ready,
No, I have to tell you!
It's a family curse,
Yes, you might experience this.

You might not...
You might not be...
You might not be able...
You might not be able to...

Father in heaven,
Mother in heaven,
Sister too, in heaven...
They all left me.

Under the same curse,
Death in our house,
House entered, through...
The family curse.

As I was saying,
You might not be able to...
To have children,
To make children, to bring them to life!

To not be surprised,
You have all reasons to stay angry,
I have all I may, so that you don't go to bed hungry
The family curse.

Keitumetse Mokhahlane
@2019