Just a Woman
We’re only pretty Two pounds away from starvation. We’re only presentable With a powdered face. When we shoot hoops All of a sudden it’s: “Oh, the girls are playing now” Oh what horrors it must be To live in a world where Talking, Emotion, Esteem, Are restrained. Who could live in such a world? Us […]
The Snow Trail
No one seems to know About the trail in the snow It’s cold and narrow And quiet too I see footprints In the snow But they seem to be nothing but a glint When I step close to it Maybe they’re just mine And I have been walking in circles This whole time Sometimes when […]
That Time in High School
“When is your next test?” Saanvi’s mother asked. She was leaning on the end of the opened door that led into her daughter’s room. Her arms crossed in front of her when Saanvi answered with “mhm”, and she stood silently in the sound of the sharp clicks coming from Saanvi’s laptop keyboard. “Are you listening?” […]
Two People
I’m at the cusp of two different worlds I can’t step into the shoes of one Or the other I’m caught in limbo, Tangled in disorientation I see and feel so many individual impressions, But when I try to stitch it all together, The thread falls out Sometimes I can feel hope of the pieces […]