17: Beginning in Violence, Ending in Want

A Poem for You

Hi, friends. Here’s a poem I’ve been working on. I wrote it in a workshop with Jon Sands a few months ago. Right now, I’m working on language and writing exploring what it meant to be raised into an unprotected girlhood. This poem is still a draft, and though I’m always nervous to send drafts along, here’s to stepping into bravery.

Split Ghazal, Beginnin…