Poems from averynkats
I try to numb the pain.
The pain of everything and of nothing.
The pain that I cannot put into words
And the pain I try so hard to control...
I’m white, Caucasian,
Dutch, Norwegian.
I have no month
To celebrate this background,
But I have had 18 years
To learn about my people
My...
Tap, tap, tap
Or rather, thud, thud, thud
Lub-dub, lub-dub
The throbbing beat in my chest
Uncontrollably echoing the chime of the unknown...
I am Avery.
I am a student, sister, surrogate friend.
I am driven, determined, dedicated.
They all expect a lot of me.
They think I am...