If I Were~ By Maggie Beck

and would they
love me more
if I were queen

if I tried not
to be so kind

if I joined their
snake-handling gossip
circle

if I sharpened
my teeth on bones

but I am the person
who has to go home
with me

so none of that.


Author Bio:
Maggie Beck is originally from the west coast. She is a student pursuing her MFA, and hopes to one day be a full-time writer. Right now, she writes hack poems in between term papers. Her poems have been  published on Poet Community.