this heart aches
for sweetness—for revelation
it does not dream of lovers' kisses
or big toothed-grins of children
it dreams of love
tucked in between books;
the arch of letters
from fingers writing true
YOU ARE READING
I, Girl
Poetryi am my own god, my own spirit, my own prayer. -- a complete series of 44 poems concerning girlhood, dread, and catholic guilt.
