Poems from Alexis Deonna
Every time I wake up in the morning
I wake up prepared for war
I prepare to be demeaned, judged
For things I cannot change
Can change...
We used to run around his house
in the middle of the afternoon
Kissing and grabbing and doing
whatever we could do before his parents got...
I am beautiful
But I don’t know if that’s what you think
Because you don’t let that word
Or anything like it
come out of your mouth
I am...