prettybretty : Writing

agender

agender

A Poem by prettybretty


I have a real problem when every person I meet asks where my name "comes from"But much worse is "I understand because I'm not a girly girl"But the wor..
the callas

the callas

A Poem by prettybretty


It's that time of yearwhen i miss the camellias that bloomed ;the callas, too,when nature was groomed and not unjustfor its youth--the regrets it wrou..
Attempt #1

Attempt #1

A Poem by prettybretty


Marquis de Sade, Leopold von Sacher-Masoch,tell me what to do with my power.i never thought in my time there would beso many Nazis.tell me how to over..
actresses

actresses

A Poem by prettybretty


everyone leaves except movie starsi like movie starsdreams fade, life boresi like actresses to do what i can'teverything fades, feelings passonly movi..
i hate red lipstick

i hate red lipstick

A Poem by prettybretty


Greasy-faced prostituteChild bride 18Plucking daisies and eyebrowsYou’ve been dead to meOnly my hatredLets me know that you still breatheOnly a ..
Jewelry

Jewelry

A Poem by prettybretty


A ruby is beautifulUnless you see bloodA sapphire is beautifulUnless you see freezeAn emerald is beautifulUnless you see envy, malice, & greedA cu..
SPF 23

SPF 23

A Poem by prettybretty


My hair dazzles with sparklesOn the black cascadeI won't pretend to be aTommyGirl--All-American.I bask in the sunAnd it hurts(Sans UV protection and e..
poem for Lyann

poem for Lyann

A Poem by prettybretty


i want to scrub the snow white off my skinexfoliate all my sinit hurts like God inserting Adam’s ribinto Eve; or is it me?i want to live on the ..
Nothing of My Own

Nothing of My Own

A Poem by prettybretty


You painted me red, I knew I was whiteStripped me of my birthright, renamed me TristanaDid horrific things right before my eyesAnd ruined my chances o..
Crayons

Crayons

A Poem by prettybretty


In the end, I love youBut to the end, I preferTo turn to the headwindOf the futuristic shoresTo the icon hanging on my wallPray to him that he keeps m..