Dating Safety

My cousin was telling us about her dad's recommendation that she carry enough cash for a cab and a brick in her purse when she goes on a date, in case she needs an escape plan. We started brainstorming other options for self-defense and transportation:

-A bag of coins, enough for your cab ride, might do more damage than the brick, then you're killing 2 birds with one stone!

-A bag of oranges--smoothy in a sock! Once you beat the guy with the oranges, you can enjoy a snack (or a smoothie, depending on how vigorous and prolonged your defense is) on the cab ride home.

Back to Square One

I am trying
not to have ambition
so that I can make
time and space
to enjoy and
create for myself.

"Maybe," I think,
"I can be like
Emily Dickinson.
When I'm dead
everyone will see
how amazing I was."