I thought of the letter
in my room, the one
that had poured from me
only hours before.
If I mailed it …
It’s bending now.
I shifted
and the throb in my thighs
reminded me of the “new” me.
“But what about …”
Come on.
I’m not exactly chaste.
Chaste Chase?
A monster-fed
giggle tried to slip out.
I relegated
it to a tooth-baring grin.
You’re so beautiful
when you smile.
He kissed me then,
so sweetly, I truly
felt beautiful, despite
the ugliness
that would always remain.
No one can take you
from you, Kristina.
Tears slipped
from my eyes.
Chase absorbed
every one,