Gender Reveal Party

remember when

a man and a woman had a gender reveal party

the one in California

that burned down thousands

of miles of forest trees and natural beauty

and when their child

is born, they can say to him or her:

we did this all for you

this is your inheritance, your legacy

a world on fire

and guess what?

it only gets worse

famine, poverty, war

impossible beauty standards

(for girls of course)

welcome!

collect your free card

and when you need it,

you can wave it

at God, and he'll laugh loudly

because it's not free

nothing is, except love

and that's hard to achieve

welcome!

you've surpassed

the low expectations

of humanity

with parents

who made headlines

for their benefit only