She was born in the cave
of suburbia and grew
like a virus, virulent
and contractable
within sterile corridors
fortified with split levels.
Every dream involves
screaming primary colors,
sunlight hotter than Sonora
Every dream involves cacti:
the torture
of never touching it.
All alone she
chews on her wrists
in stages,
coyote gnawing,
trapped tight.
orphan poems 