16 VOCES | VOICES
STAGES
Your first day of school arrives , palms sweating and your tummy feels like an atomic bomb
You are now holding your first child and it ’ s now her that doesn ’ t know about her existence .
You find your person , live together and make hot chocolate in the cold Boston weather
You feel lost applying to college is not a thought anymore , will I be okay living on my own , you ask ?
You don ’ t know about your existence but others know that you are alive
You start walking and reaching for sweets that your mom won ’ t let you eat
STEPHANIE BAUDELET