she was born as june died
upside down,
already reluctant to conform to expectations.
her parents didn’t know what to call her.
her dad said, “hailey.”
her mom said, “lily.”
so they called her holly
a simple name
for a girl who considered herself
not so simple
but she really is.
and thus this story began.
YOU ARE READING
about her.
Poetryand so I will take you through the years of her existence as she contemplates how long it was supposed to be.
