I Want to Break It

I want to break it.  

That's the first thought that comes to mind,
every morning and every night. 

You can't shut me out! 
You can't confine me to my own house! 

Yet, still I gaze out the glass, 
watching the days pass. 

Stroking it, like I could feel freedom. 


 

Geri

MD

18 years old

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  • What Will It Take?

    At parties I sit quiet and calculate my words

    I avoid the eyes of guys and stare at my phone. 

    After all that hiding, 

    dissatisfaction feels like heartburn, 

  • Inevitable

    crying over a simple email 

    the lasts build a lump in my throat 

    last time beaming onstage 

    signing yearbooks 

    wearing a stiff blue skirt 

  • Battle Cries

    One girl’s lanky frame against the dark turf field,

    lit up by fluorescent lights 

    She saunters toward the building 

    holding another girl’s hand