Girlhood is my religion
I pray to her
Stay with me forevermore
Keep me in your warm embrace
You are all that I am
I am everything you are
Stay with me at least
One more year
Just this year
When those who covet you come for us
Keep us safe
Keep us sound and sensible.
Stay with me forevermore.
I'll be your messenger,
I'll be your receptable.
YOU ARE READING
My name is not Lolita
PoetryPoetry about (not) falling prey to older men with a fetish for innocence, about girlhood and those in the shadows who enjoy stealing it. I've had many names, none are Lolita. "I want him the way a child wants candy Meaning it would be wise to refuse...
