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15 years old: invite a group of friends over to sit in my empty living room with brand new wood floors - we’re renovating proof: I’m not poor 16 years old: hang out of my sister’s bedroom window, swing into wet mulch, steal away to twone’s to get hammered and touch my first **** proof: I’m not afraid 18 years old: lament over the fact that I’m the last senior alive without a cell phone you got the flip, ***** happy birthday proof: I’m one of you 21 years old: rip six foot bongs, squirt jaeger bombs into mouths from a gallon jug, ***** black sushi sacrifice proof: I can hang 22 years old: get caught with drugs in 90 degree Arizona desert, make friends with drug dog, tell the truth while you take a **** sit in a cell and make plans to call brother for bail proof: the truth won’t always set me free 11 years old: go into a department store with my auntie, heavy footsteps follow, head to the juniors department, heavy footsteps follow, turn round, see an old man, think, ‘he must be shopping for his granddaughter’ proof: innocence is blind have to *** head to the bathroom, heavy footsteps follow with ragged breathing, watch as Velcro sneakers stand just beyond the door my stall, curl into a ball and wait, wait, wait, as my brain takes on silent screaming proof: I am nothing but prey hear the next stall door creak open, watch feet walk in and legs begin to bend, explode out of stall into store, find auntie and begin hyperventilation and true demonstration of fear proof: I am a woman now
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Apr 16, 2015
Apr 16, 2015 at 4:41 PM UTC
an anthology of awakening
15 years old: invite a group of friends over to sit in my empty living room with brand new wood floors - we’re renovating proof: I’m not poor 16 years old: hang out of my sister’s bedroom window, swing into wet mulch, steal away to twone’s to get hammered and touch my first **** proof: I’m not afraid 18 years old: lament over the fact that I’m the last senior alive without a cell phone you got the flip, ***** happy birthday proof: I’m one of you 21 years old: rip six foot bongs, squirt jaeger bombs into mouths from a gallon jug, ***** black sushi sacrifice proof: I can hang 22 years old: get caught with drugs in 90 degree Arizona desert, make friends with drug dog, tell the truth while you take a **** sit in a cell and make plans to call brother for bail proof: the truth won’t always set me free 11 years old: go into a department store with my auntie, heavy footsteps follow, head to the juniors department, heavy footsteps follow, turn round, see an old man, think, ‘he must be shopping for his granddaughter’ proof: innocence is blind have to *** head to the bathroom, heavy footsteps follow with ragged breathing, watch as Velcro sneakers stand just beyond the door my stall, curl into a ball and wait, wait, wait, as my brain takes on silent screaming proof: I am nothing but prey hear the next stall door creak open, watch feet walk in and legs begin to bend, explode out of stall into store, find auntie and begin hyperventilation and true demonstration of fear proof: I am a woman now
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Apr 16, 2015
Apr 16, 2015 at 4:41 PM UTC
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