I
think
I
speak
and
can't
stop
it's
painful
noisy
and
under
my
skin
I
stood
smelling
the
trees
and
I
thought
how
they
didn't
smell
like
the
trees
at
home.
I
listened
to
his
voice
sing
Willie
tunes.
I
never
noticed
the
wind.
the
trees
swayed
with
the
howling
wind
even
when
the
wind
wasn't
howling
the
petals
blew
around
me
like
a
storm
and
I
couldn't
see
his
face
a
smart
beautiful
confident
talented
lady's
work
is
never
done!
I
told
him
I
needed
him
more
and
he
told
me
he
needed
me
less.
my
heart
was
breaking
in
love
when
he
told
me
he'd
been
in
love
for
months
I've
got
a
hero.
He's
fast
and
he's
strong,
he's
always
fresh
from
the
fight.
Everything
in
the
universe
has
a
rhythm,
everything
dances.
-Maya Angelou
I
don't
want
to
tell
you
how
I
feel
I
just
want
you
to
feel
it
too
the
caballero
moved
me
and
I
felt
taken
back
somewhere
I'd
never
been
and
my
stepsister
ran
away
with
carnies
and
sometimes
peed
her
pants
how
when
the
sun's
out
the
houses
look
bright
when
it
rains
they
look
drab
cold
when
every
song
on
the
radio
sang
of
love
and
taught
me
about
it
I
wrote
until
my
hand
hurt
I
wrote
until
my
pen
went
dry
I
wrote
I
wore
a
scarf
and
sat
at
the
desk
I
was
a
really
real
writer
her
heart
was
heavier
than
most
days
and
the
rain
wasn't
helping
much
her
earrings
felt
heavy
and
her
skirt
was
tangled
she
felt
very
old
as
I
passed
each
pretty
house
I
got
greener
and
greener
with
envy