I was taught that to want
was to bring about the curse
that was to mean you
would not receive
the only way to get what you
wanted
was to wait
for it to be gifted or given
as if from heaven
as if it were meant to
be
as if our hopes our wants our dreams
are meaningless
embarrassing
to be locked away
as if our wills and imaginations
are pointless
and useless
and our brains
only good for remembering
birthdays
and recipes
what his favorite dish or color is
I am unlearning as fast as I can
unleashing my imagination
my mind
my will
to take me to all the things I’ve ever wanted
and nobody else could give me
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About Me
- Theresa
- Theresa began her writing/publishing career in earnest at age 12 with an underground newspaper. It was near the end of 7th grade at a Catholic grade school, the paper was left anonymously around the school. Unfortunately, some of it was left jammed in the old mimeograph machine, and Theresa was the last one seen using it. A good writer, and enterprising, just always leaving one shoe untied. She, and her good friend Mary, were expelled from school.
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