Erren Geraud Kelly’s most recent poem to appear here was APB (October 2014).

The Apple Doesn’t Fall Far From the Tree
By Erren Geraud Kelly

she’s finding her voice in words
like her mom, she never hides her light
the apple never falls far from the tree

she’s a mix of both worlds
the best of night and day can be seen
she’s finding her voice in words

her mother warns her to be a good girl
to keep her dress down, not up, but
the apple never falls far from the tree

life was not meant to be lived standing still
she believes carpe diem is her philosophy
she’s finding her voice in words

she’ll go to the places her mom went
and hear all the tales men told her mom
the apple never falls far from the tree

but she’ll find her way like her mother
a wild child can’t be tamed
she’s finding her voice in words
the apple never falls far from the tree