she stopped viewing herself
as one of the girls
when the teacher
asked the class if they ever felt
unsafe
girls raised their hands
but hers layed neatly in her lap
fingers intertwining
she wondered
'must i be scared
in order to be a woman'
and
she thought yes
-but she was terrified
YOU ARE READING
MERAKI
شِعرmeraki (greek) v. when you leave a piece of yourself in your work im trying to write poems about all the things bothering me. occasionally there is a feel good poem but dont expect too much. i hope u will take the time to read this little big part o...
