any American

like most every American

she had serious money problems in the wealthiest country in the world

she learned to use public transport

and ride a motorcycle

she got a free library card she

ate like a survivalist

bought her clothes at second hand stores

pressed all the paste out of the toothpaste roll

like most she was walking the socioeconomic tightrope

only generous with cash on holidays birthdays or

when she was drunk

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schizophrenia

i often saw images 

as we pressed liquid into fabric

processing soy sauce for the restaurant

i kept this to myself for years 

one night driving home

under the guiding eye of a single headlight

a voice told me to get a gun and use it

the very next morning

i forced my way into the local psychiatric ward 

told them what i seen and heard

i let them pump me full of antipsychotics i

learned about my illness. they call it schizophrenia

i still see images in the fabrics and

i like who i see in the mirror

the voices sometimes speak to me but 

i talk back. you can't make me do

anything I don't want to

#katyamills

one twenty eight words into play

saturday morning

wake me with flashing pixelated light

blast me with heat from a gasoline engine

drop a single sugar donut into my belly

float me on a river of coffee 

black. let me put these words 

into play

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corazón

she paints her face

throwing knives at cutting boards

accompanied by little creatures

she attacks dirt and grease and cobwebs until very late at night

when the narcissistic monster comes home from the penthouse suite

demanding all 4 food groups

the heart of a fighter she

billows her skirt 

shows her teeth

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the the the stuff

my doppelgänger

fell for a car and a home. a washer and a dryer

years of not caring much about stuff and now

she does

when i inquired about the change of heart

she answered people die on the streets with nothing

why should we go out like that?

she does whatever she wants 

and now i think...

i like stuff

don't really know why and not sure i care

i like stuff

#katyamills

mega terf monster

will i see a mega terf monster

barking up the twitter tree

better get some bear spray just in case

or turn my iPhone into a strobe light

those who come without a phone

cannot take the throne

#katyamills

one two four liquor store

we had much to discuss

across from the liquor store

on a Friday night

gay icons

boba milk tea

lotto tickets

yellow curry

therapy

watching drunks

in the shadow of the 

marquee

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