so tell me how to fit my body into these seams
and tell me how to look
the way i sound on a page
check long black hair, check almond-shaped eyes
cross out a mid-section that lies
push and shove at this runaway body
with its delinquent thighs
i feel like a picture, i’m
coloured in outside the lines
i laugh too loud, i hurt too deep
i don’t want anyone to look at me
slowly paint on my face til the mirror
reflects the girl in my mind
i am afraid of nothing more
than being who you think i am
break one type, get trapped in two
climb out of the cage but still
i am afraid of nothing less
than being who i think you are
this is my performance:
wakeuppaintpushandshoveand
step outside.