“B” (If I Should Have a Daughter) (Excerpt)
There is hurt, fear that cannot be fixed by band aids or poetry
so the first time she realizes that Wonder Woman isn’t coming
I’ll make sure she knows she does not have to wear the cape all by herself
because no matter how wide you stretch your fingers,
your hands will always be too small to catch all the pain you want to heal.
The Type (Excerpt)
“Do not spend time wondering if you are the type of woman men will hurt
If he leaves you with a car alarm heart, you learn to sing along
It is hard to stop loving the ocean
Even after it has left you gasping, salty
So forgive yourself for the decisions you’ve made
The ones you still call mistakes when you tuck them in at night
Private Parts (Excerpt)
“There was no secret I didn’t tell him, there was no moment I didn’t share.
We didn’t grow up, we grew in, like ivy wrapping,
moulding each other into perfect yins and yangs.
Worst Poetry (Excerpt)
“I refuse to let my words sink to such levels of atrocity,
refuse to submit to “Roses are red, violets are blue, my poetry sucks and it’s all thanks to you!"
- Sarah Kay
