Daughtering

she hears someone drinking in the next room,

and she is responsible and cannot stand people knowing.

she wants an apartment with firm non-hear-through walls

that muffle the sound of slamming doors.

she knows her body is invisible she prefers apartness 

with no wide yard people can get through.

she feels powerful in her guilt she can make 

or keep anything from being true.

she hides the truth if it makes her vulnerable

say when someone sees someone in her family making her ashamed.

she is ashamed in private and anyone who loves her

wants to keep her safely away and tries to guess what she wants.

she dreams of perfect quiet with just one

who might not want to touch her.