Kenvyn

born october 18 1977
toronto canada
in a co-op house in the east end
many people present
many pictures taken
my sister was the first to hold me

briefly went to a daycare I later worked at
grew up in the country
had many invisible friends
saw faeries
played on hay bails

my mother a singer
my father a writer
in their spare time
and hearts

left high school before I was supposed to
lived in Africa
studied healing
began learning mandarin

worked for non-profits
for corporations
for the government
for myself

learned to dance
to fight
to stretch
to sew
learned to appreciate my mothers breathing lessons

always had just enough
done well at getting by
skilled at survival
still learning to thrive