I was looking

for guidance

lost

small…by choice

missing

I was trying to look

but there’s not a lot of me.

You cannot do it alone

you need that community

and when I tried

those connections

I didn’t know what to expect

trying to connect with others

In order to thrive.

In all these different circles we inhabit

this was the only space

to connect

to connect with other women

and share enough

to know we weren’t alone in our struggles

a sliver of relief,

to take a break

allowed to flow

to be cohesive

to rise up in order to transcend

I don’t know.

I

don’t

know.

I was just trying to think

of someone

about how we got to this point

when stuff stops

the texts stop

and there’s nobody to talk to

and who we are

our gender

and the disconnect is very real.

I imagine that somehow

this ties us back to wanting to be our true selves

to learn from you

share space with you

other women.

Hell yeah,

we can’t change the oppressor

I wish I had someone…

but we can overpower them

I was having trouble…

that work can be more effectively done

I start missing…

Collectivity

my neighbours on the cul de sac.