how am i supposed to be a stone cold bitch if i still believe that my stuffed animals have feelings

Patrick Procktor (British, 1936-2003), Five Female Figures, 1963. Oil on canvas, 48 x 48 in.

suburbs at night

“I am finding my way back to myself. one poem. no lover. just a woman becoming. growing. journeying. learning. writing to herself.” -Karen Owusu