Genetic Counseling
Matt Quinn
My Dear Client:
All of European descent
are statistically bent
to be born of kings
and other royal things:
More ancestors were needed
for you to be seeded
than people provided
so tree forks elided.
If I coupled Charlemagne
to your trim train
and attached Brian Boru
to your scant retinue,
it’s more about the fact
than where they’re tacked.
Best regards,
Certified Genealogist Evan Gerard
—Kindly note Queen Elizabeth replaces
Uncle Joe who bet on races.
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Matt Quinn is a freelance writer and professional genealogist who lives in St. Louis, MO.
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The Way It Was (1937)
The Way It Was (1937)
Matt Quinn
In town, a man came up to Amos
saying he hadn’t eaten in three days.
Amos knew he’d give the man food
if this were his farm,
but it was town.
“There are Colored folk in Sparta.
You can get food there.”
Sparta was twenty miles away.
Fifty years later, Amos still told the story
on himself, of the man turned away
because of his skin, Amos still wishing
he’d been more brave.
The Way It Was (1937) was previously published in Phantoms (2008)
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Matt Quinn is a freelance writer and professional genealogist who lives in St. Louis, MO.
Matt Quinn
In town, a man came up to Amos
saying he hadn’t eaten in three days.
Amos knew he’d give the man food
if this were his farm,
but it was town.
“There are Colored folk in Sparta.
You can get food there.”
Sparta was twenty miles away.
Fifty years later, Amos still told the story
on himself, of the man turned away
because of his skin, Amos still wishing
he’d been more brave.
The Way It Was (1937) was previously published in Phantoms (2008)
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Matt Quinn is a freelance writer and professional genealogist who lives in St. Louis, MO.
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