If in poetry court she was calledto testify on matters whereI was condemned to imprisonment: parking my egoat a broken meter, line violations, forced rhyme,dealing stanzaics to children, shootingoff my mouth, getting cute, for even thislatest attempt at verse, she would tell the whole truth,she would admit from the pitof her unsung brilliance,from all of the paintings and poemsshe herself has been makingand storing in the vast empire of her singing soul, your Honor, my daughter is guiltyof plagiarizing my cells.
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About Kristen Henderson

Kristen Henderson was American singer-songwriter. Kristen Ellis-Henderson is a founding member of the all-female rock band Antigone Rising. She is also the author of a memoir, Times Two: Two Women in Love and the Happy Family They Made, and a children's book, All Moms. Read more on Wikipedia →

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