The Poetry of Your Birth, Girl

It should be as simple as

you will be a girl.

The poetry of your birth 

should be nothing more 

than your biology.

Anything more than that -

and there is much more than that -

is mystery or tragedy.

What theology we know

of the distinction between us

daughter

is derived from the dregs of translated legend,

is the juiced fruit of stories

even those nearest them could hardly fathom.

You may have sinned first

but we both know who sinned worst.