I met a traveler when I was 17
He was sweet
He is my friend
Before he left he said
You're like a flower
I asked him what kind
He said a cactus flower
I was confused by, why something so prickly
He said not prickly but beautiful and strong
The last thing he said before getting in that car
If you're going to be a flower
be a cactus flower

Developing early in America is hard
A young woman with hips and *******  
you school becomes a hunting ground
"Sugar ****" yelled down the hall
Unwanted groping
Graduation

Now a woman
The calls on the street "how much for an hour"
I'm in a sun dress
Please stop
My voice now a whimper
Everyday
Every walk I take
Yell after yell

I'm sorry when you say
I miss your *****
It doesn't make me feel special
It doesn't make me laugh
It doesn't make me happy

I feel like meat
Grade A
Top choice
Marbled cut
I feel like ****.
I won't laugh
It's not funny
My body isn't a joke.

I still feel like I want to slice myself open
I've done it once
Did hurt so bad.

Hey how's it goin
I miss you so much
My best friend
Every part of my being exploding with sound
In a silent room I keep it all in
Upheavles of my chest
Filling wuth air so I may scream more silently  
Tonight I let myself miss you
My platonic life partner
Her other monther
My best friend.
tonigt I miss you
I will always love you.

I got a redo on life
I still don't like this time around

Never thought I'd be
**** shamed
Gas lit
All in 20 minutes
By an athlete

I want to feel your fingers travel my curves
One more time
I want to wake up to you looking back
All the time