girlhood , noun .
i. ripped stockings , SMEARED red lipstick , stolen lilac branches in our hands , s c r a p e s from tree-climbing STINGING our knees . a laughing moon to guide us home . the wild , wicked stars . the CRIMSON fires of our heartbeats burning . so many secrets we keep like KNIVES between our teeth.
ii. i am made of FAIRYDUST & that moment of silence right before the thunderstruck sky breaks o p e n with rain . i am a breathing , bleeding body . i am a breathing , bleeding soul .
iii. what PRAYERS do we say when we think god isn’t listening ?

