Different
She wears the standard uniform:
- Aeropostale tank with white and blue lettering
- American Eagle hoodie
- Lulu Lemon leggings
- Ugg boots
- Powdery make-up caked in place by tears cried when the girl in black called her a slut
She wears her usual armor:
- Earbuds plugged in, sound all the way up
- Black Vans or Converse, virtually interchangeable
- Band t-shirt
- Dark hoodie, head disappearing inside
- Eyeliner put on so thick it could be war paint, applied when the memory of the popular girl calling her a dyke was a fresh wound
She doesn't know if she can withstand the pain for another moment.
She just wants love.
This poem is about:
Me
My community
My country
Our world