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- Publisher
- SAGE
- Copyright
- © SAGE Publications 2011
- ISSN
- 0886-1099
- eISSN
- 1552-3020
- DOI
- 10.1177/0886109911417698
- Publisher site
- See Article on Publisher Site
Abstract
Poetry Affilia: Journal of Women and Social Work 26(3) 327-328 Poetry ª 2011 SAGE Publications Reprints and permission: sagepub.com/journalsPermissions.nav DOI: 10.1177/0886109911417698 http://aff.sagepub.com Rachel McKibbens Its okay to hang upside-down like a bat, to swim into the deep end of silence, to swallow every key so you can’t get out. It’s okay to hear the ocean calling your fevered name to say your sorrow is an opera of snakes, to flirt with sharp and heartless things. It’s okay to say, I deserve everything, to steal the things you need and mourn everyone you did not put your name on. It’s okay to bow down to this rotten thing that understands you, to adore the red and ugly queen of it, to admire her calm and steady rowing. It’s okay to spill into a company of wolves, to break the plates and bite your hands. It’s okay to lock yourself in the medicine cabinet, to drink all the wine, to do what it takes to stay without staying. Its okay to hate God today. To change his name to yours, to want to ruin all that ruined you. It’s okay to howl like a tower of blood, to feel like only
Journal
Affilia: Journal of Women and Social Work – SAGE
Published: Aug 1, 2011