Etheridge Ex Defends Burning Son—Via Poem

Melissa Etheridge's battle with ex Tammy Lynn Michaels is grinding on, and it's still nasty: TMZ reported earlier this week that Michaels is unhappy with the $23,000 per month in support she gets from Etheridge, and filed to have that amount increased. Etheridge fired back with legal documents of her own, E! reports, in which she accused Michaels of once accidentally burning their son with a cigarette. Now Michaels is defending herself … in poem form. On her blog, Michaels explains that she had stood apart from her kids and asked them to stay away for a minute because she was "doing my bad habit," but "kids … don't always listen, do they?"

She goes on:

how does one know
that her amazing son
with strong and luscious arms and legs
would try to play
Invisible Monster Tackling Mommy
at
that
precise
moment?????

Also on the blog, spotted by the New York Post, Michaels defends her request for more alimony, explaining that she was "financially doing PHENOMENALLY" before getting involved with Etheridge, and "was asked to stop actively seeking work" so she could take care of their kids. Now, she explains, she can no longer go back to acting. (More Melissa Etheridge stories.)