Confusion
They are what they learn,
and they've learned so much
from their pastors and teachers
when mom wasn't there,
and dad was defining himself.
They are loved second hand
by aunts and uncles distant and suspect.
From the back of a hand
to the stroke of a cheek,
confusion curdling self-respect.
They are what they're used to,
it stems from regard or neglect.
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