in the deepest REM cycles

of my dreams, I am

Gothic Butch Dyke

black lipstick and studded leather

boyish heart and motorcycle buzz cut

pierced and tattooed, I am

Punk Rock Goddess

I spread my legs when I sit

I occupy as much space

as humanly possible

in my dreams, I am

The Biggest Mutherfucker of them all

The Biggest Baller

The Biggest Player

The Biggest Fighter

I tower over school bullies the way

city buildings loom over streetcars

everything ant-sized from way up

here, tiny and insignificant

in the face of so much Sky

I wear sunglasses all day

I do not let them see the light

in my eyes. I keep it for

myself instead

I harness the energy of the sun

I build a planet in the margins, so big

it crosses over the red line, so big

it extends off the page

headphones in, no music on

except the verses I write in my head

this is what Power feels like

sitting on a throne I made Myself

creating a world of my own

to belong in