O Matre Pulchra Filia Pulchrior Poem by Ramona Thompson

O matre pulchra filia pulchrior
O fairer daughter of a fair mother
How do we tell her?
What we did
So sinful
So unforgivable
Behind her back
A lie we have kept hidden
Your son is mine
My heart is yours
I know I never should have loved you
Never should have let you touch me
So deeply and sweetly
Now do keep my marriage and our secret intact
I have no choice
You and the boy both must disappear
Without a trace
Without even a sound
I have hired a woman to do the job
I cannot bring myself to do
You will fall into another forbidden affair
One your homophobic mother will for sure cast you out for
Then at last I will be free
Free from the fear of a horrid discovery
She will never know
She will never see
Just how closely the boy resembles me
Ahh yes, it will be the perfect plan
To cover up the perfect crime
Shakesphere or Poe could't have written any better themselves
I'm sure

2009 Ramona Thompson