Sins of the Father

The gold is mine.

But, what no one knows is that

I am both the bank and the debtor

To the sins of my father.

A wasted lifetime

Paying off his debt to me

But the interest is infinite.

So here I lie

In private, in secret

Slumped over this worthless gold.

Rebecca River Forbes is a British-Mauritian fuelled by tea (she travels with a tea library). She writes poems, short stories, and she writes and performs comedy. She recently finished her novel Shut Mouth and is hunting for an agent to give her some love. Find her on Twitter @bohobo101