ABRASIVE
9.11.2018
bitchy borderline bossy
ambitiously bubbly
batting eyelashes
while shaking fists
“feisty!” they say
“another lively one!” they say
their moods larger than mine
providing platform, mold
i liquefy, burned out
melted into complacency
ask me how i’m doing one more time
i’ll schedule my answer around
your precious temperament
how dare i
bring my uterus into this
don’t you know
it’s compliance and red flags
caught between your teeth
your compliments
your insistence on calling my skin your property
my reaction
must surely be
irrational