Said No
Katie Bennett
Said no
Drove far
Past her expectations
I refused to play my part
Walking out
The open door
Is like surviving
A war
Bought a necklace to stop shaking
Jade with a gold chain amulet
Throw the I Ching like when I was eighteen
Toss all my pennies in the fountain
In the bathtub I’m a genius
Preaching to memories
Then I levitate, no longer privilege pain
Signal crowd cheering
Fill the water to the top
To be held, to stop gripping
Let it slosh over, leak through the ceiling
I wanna stain something
Mirror, mirror
No to blood family
To undеrwire, copper in my body
Frozen pеas and being so hungry