A collection of sleepless nights on starched sheets, I didn't clean.

Cushions I hugged on beds I didn't make.

Dresses I never iron of the clothes I didn't own. 

Armoires I stashed myself away in of furniture I didn't buy.

Hallways, I ran down of apartments I didn't rent. 

Haircuts I attempted and Tattoos I covered up.

Pictures I didn't take on the cameras I built. 

The excessive coffees I drank at the jobs I didn't apply for.

The staircases I fell up and ladders I didn't climb. 

Buses I've slept on and ships I didn't sail.

Boys I didn't sleep with and girls I wish I'd kissed. 

Children I raised and taxes I didn't pay.

The candy I stole and people I hide from

Mornings I slept in  HOTELS I DIDN'T PAY FOR  

Woman holding a pink blouse on a hanger in front of her face while sitting in a wooden wardrobe closet.
Woman in black underwear standing on bed holding pillows above her head in a bright bedroom.
Person closing a bathroom door with a toilet and shower visible in the background.
Woman in black shorts bending over an open drawer of a dark teal vintage dresser in a decorated living room.
Topless woman sitting on a dresser holding a lit lamp shade over her face in a warmly lit bedroom.
Person resting their clasped hands over the back of a green velvet armchair against a white wall.
Nude woman sitting on a kitchen counter with green cabinets, hiding her face behind an open cabinet door.
Two women lying on a white bed with legs raised in the air against a pink wall with framed artwork.
Young blonde woman in a pink dress covering her face with both hands while standing outdoors among green foliage.
Woman in white shirt and underwear stretching arms upward while standing in a dark doorway of an abandoned building.
Blurry reflection of a nude woman bending forward visible in an aged oval mirror in a worn vintage room.
Reflection of a nude woman sitting on a wooden stool visible in a round mirror on a rustic stone floor.
Two elegant hands raised gracefully upward with fingers spread, captured in warm dramatic lighting against a blurred ornate interior.
A slender arm extends through a doorway pointing finger toward a figure resting on a bed in a dimly lit ornate room.