Girls School

Today is again a tight uniform,
starched collar against us
every time we turn our heads,
rash on our neck. And there it is,
ruler slap on the desk of
maybe-we-can. Don’t you think
to question, girl. Don’t you think.

Katherine Mercurio Gotthardt, Copyright August 8, 2024, all rights reserved

Katherine Gotthardt

Katherine Mercurio Gotthardt is an award-winning poet and author seeking meaning, peace and joy and hoping to share it where she can.