DON’T FORGET TO TAKE POLAROIDS
Never one to take instruction
well, welcome to
THE EVE OF MY DESTRUCTION.
That’s me, going to hell.
Hand-basket by Longaberger.
So say the Bible thumpers
Because I insist my daughter’s
Divinely made, perfect…
and, yes, she loves women
If all she did daily
was love women,
I’d be worried, but fortunately,
she does other things, too:
art, music, movies;
she has a full life.
“I’ll bet you and Lex
do stuff besides
hanging in bed being straight!”
That’s right, baby, it’s true
We get up
sometimes for breakfast, lunch, dinner…
(c) 2010 Amy Barlow Liberatore/Sharp Little Pencil
Thanks to Riley for permission to use her experiences for this poem.
Sharp Little Pencil 
Debbie
Amy, I so deeply appreciate your ability to not judge, but love unconditionally. 🙂 I, too, have a daughter that I doubt any would consider divine or perfect. She’s almost 19 and doesn’t read or write. She has autism and can attack me, spitting, hitting, biting, kicking. But, I don’t think God makes mistakes and that kids are treasures from Him. Even her. 🙂 So I don’t work (I’m her caregiver) or go to church (she can’t handle it) and think maybe Longaberger might need to start up a new line. 😉
God bless you and yours and hold you in His perfect love!
Sharp Little Pencil
Debbie, sorry to hear of your daughter’s many challenges. My daughter is high-functioning Aspergers, and it only came out in social interactions, bonding more with things than people. So she’s chosen art as a career, where she has many hours alone to focus on her projects. She lives a continent away and is managing things very well, none of the things you have to face. I can understand how God has become such an integral part, not just of your life, but of your poetry. It’s like every day since I converted, is a day lived for God and for learning more about Jesus. And activism is my proving ground for walking that walk.
God bless you and yours, and I don’t think you need to shop for handbaskets, you’re doing fine!! Love, Amy