one night
after hooking up
i get hungry
so i grab myself
a snack
and quietly slip
back into bed
so as not to disturb
what’s his name
i guess i drift off
because
the next thing i know
i’m hearing
“what the fuck”
and there he is
holding up
a half-eaten
chicken drumstick
looking at me
as if there’s
something in his bed
that shouldn’t be there
-boy, i’m even better the next day
-dawn
#poetry #poem #femalevoices #femalesexuality #femalepower #erotica #onenightstand #feminism
why are you so
blue girl
did the boys
laugh
when you tried
to join their game
did they say
you don’t understand the rules
you get too emotional
you’re not strong enough
did you taste
resentment
like hot ashes
and swallow
or spit it at their feet
did you feel afraid
when they
promised
you’re gonna get it
and dragged you
under the bleachers
did they get too eager
with their matches
only to find
that you were already
burning blue
girl
-for Sahar Khodayari
-dawn