sharnee teases becky calling her a 'bitch'
'I am not a bitch' she retorts.

THE FIRST CHAPTER
a small collection of writings
-rebecca rifkin june 2000

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Two minute poem

long days wasted running
trying to loose something that cant be lost
i wear it like war paint
it warms me
it cools me
it is mine and you cant take it
someday i will be famous
my name in neon
glowing like the stars in your eyes
that used to shine when you looked at me

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 BECKY GETS FAT HAIKU

ouch they are so tight
pants leaving marks on stomach
i wish i was thin

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goodbye

hes going to leave me
find a new home somewhere else
it is nicer there

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too much spent

he blames everything on desert storm
he wears contacts
he looks like papa geseppi
he doesnt understand women
he works at F&M: midnight shift
he wants me

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k-12

kindergardern
water, sunlight, fresh air
seedlings then bloom
highschool

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end/begin/end/a vicious cycle

once i suffocated
seriously i did
i had dreams of little girls in bird costumes and chicanos eating paint chips
when i woak up i was a different person