I do not vomit crystals
Or bleed sickly sweetened tea
I am simply an Earth woman
who likes to keep her clothes clean
Dark, smooth cacao and cayenne
suit me better
than the washed out South.
I’m done, please please
get me out.
I am surrounded.

Tears carving channels
through grit and glamour
Mean more than choking back,
let it fall away and FEEL.
I am simply an Earth woman
who wants to be raw, utterly real.