Liam Rector: Mental Mommy

Home from school at six years old, first grade,
And uncle there to tell me Mommy
Gone, Mommy not be coming back any

Time soon, Liam, Mommy had to go to
Mental hospital. Nervous breakdown.
Years later Mommy, when she gets out

Of mental, often says, “If you’re
A bad boy for me Liam you’re
Going to send me back, back

Into mental hospital, like you did
First time.” At 13
I find out Mom had been doing years

In a federal prison all that time,
For stealing, so no mental hospital for
Mommy. Breakdown ours alone.

I was on my one.