This is a new poem that Ellis has been reciting at some recent shows.
KarenZ
My Mother Popped Out
My brother was playing with matches
I told him to stop but he continued to scratch it
So I said “You must stop!” and I started to shout
And I opened my mouth and my mother popped out
Then my mother she started to spew and to spout
And she opened her mouth and her father popped out.
And he started to shout and to spew
And out of his mouth came his grandmother too
Pretty soon for five generations back
The room was filled with people saying “You cannot do that!”
And it was loud
And they were very much alive
And I was kind of scared
Because I am only five.
I’ll tell you this once
Because I never knew
That I had all of these grown-ups
Inside of me too.
