I had my hair in a ponytail,
I wore it to school like that-
not something I did quite often.
but I hadn't ironed it that morning.
and I didn't realize
that had exposed the way I wore
my earrings mismatched-
a cross on one,
and a hanging heart
on the other.
olivia asked me
why I had them like that
and I told her
vaguely
that it was a metaphor.
she just looked at me
and I knew in that moment
she understood.
