We both filled our buckets with water Struggling to stop this ship from sinking But you weren’t working as hard as you said you were Instead you spent your time making tinny pricks As you stabbed the floorboards while I wasn’t looking So I kicked… Read More
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False Sisterhood
“She’s weird, so it’s ok.” Was the response I got when I tried to defend the intern from the sisterhood of the stagnant work stations. From having worked in two mostly female offices now, and written for one all-female website full time, I came to… Read More
The Power of Resting Bitch Face
The walk from my apartment in Washington Heights to my junior high school was no longer than 15 minutes. Yet, every morning I would have to go to the building across from me and wait for this tardy girl so that I could walk to… Read More
Language Barrier
I have fared the best out of the group Although I went through the most I got away with the least amount of scars I remind myself of this every time I find it hard to connect When I wonder why the majority of people… Read More
It Didn’t Just Happen Overnight
It didn’t just happen overnight It wasn’t all of a sudden that the word zernone lost its taste Or that the sound of a deep E on the bass stopped looking like a purple sunset Or that the number 33 lost its roundness in touch… Read More