I wish I was a man
As a man I could be
Your friend nothing
More. Wouldn’t that
Be nice. Nothing more
Expected or wanted
I have so many friends
Who are men but with
You I want something
More: it’s the little girl
In me: the 1 that never
Got to be a little girl
I suppose. I’ve tried
To kill her off, stifle
Her, bury her deep
In the dirt with each
Cat: she finds her way
Out: each time: enters
Through the cracks
And rests in your arms
