"But at least I’m not fourteenanymore,talking to other peoples husbandsavoiding my..."

“But at least I’m not fourteen

anymore,

talking to other peoples husbands

avoiding my stepfather

drinking all of the clear stuff I can find in my

mothers cabinet,

washing it down with talcum powder

and orange juice

passing out in parks

or at football games

and getting the dark dark chills

in the early hours of the morning.

Staying forever far from home

completely, completely at sea

Knowing God has cut me out

jagged, loose, wild.”