in the stream behind your house we absconded with one, he pinched at my cupped palms as we bounded ... [+]
the boy says "where is your culture?" like I have just forgotten to put it on this morning don't you know? if I was the thing you want me to be I would likely not be here to begin with I was taught a history removed from my own family tree so that I would not grow thorns before you step into the bubble they say they screen you for sharpness but don't mention what kind I am still learning how to feel my power in the absence of it
