It's Just Hard To Say,

Some Things Are Just For Private. It's Like People Thinking I'm Cold Or This Or That. It's Unfortunate, But I Don't Need Strangers To Know That I'm Warm. I Don't Need Strangers To Know The Real Me.

In The Big Picture, Life Has A Gap In It. It Just Does. You Don't Go Crazy Trying To Fill It.

I Was Paralyzed With Fear. It Was Unbearable To Be Among Other Kids Who Were Just Standing Around Being Fine. It Was One Of The Many Inconveniences Of This Paradox I Lived With -the More People I Was Surrounded By, The More Frighteningly Alone I Felt.

I Was Raped By A Doctor. Which Is, You Know, So Bittersweet For A Jewish Girl.

Relations Between Black And White Would Be Greatly Improved If We Were More Accepting Of Our Fears And Our Feelings And More Vocal About It.