Discordant
like snow in the desert
or
somber joy
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Scarlet
Confusion
a tornado
my power driving from the center
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Reclamation
I washed the sheets we made love on,
the blankets we slept under,
every piece of clothing in the hamper that
…
My Mother Also Weeps
Today
my sisters were murdered
and though I am childless
…
A Tyrant’s Death
Dying
crabbily, kicking and screaming,
believing
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Sucking It Out
You are sucking out the power in me
I am letting you
You are sucking out the source of me
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Bi
I used to masturbate to the underwear models in the Sears catalogue when I was 6. By eight I was nibbling the nipples of neighborhood girls while they played with their newly awakening pussies. I was wanting the taste of…
I Am One
I am one with my body
feeling mother earth flowing through me
I am one with the earth & sun
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Sumthin
She used to get a kind of
crazy look in her eyes when I dolled up with
burgundy lipstick, chunky black boots
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A Piece for the Editor
My voice
seeks no judgment,
needs no validation,
…
I Forget
I used to think
pretend I could
open my legs without
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Naming It
I tell you
I love the two creases where your arm meets your shoulder,
the sharp angle of your hipbone,
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