331 East, October

Jul 3, 2021 | 2017 Summer - Violence & Recovery, Poetry

By Rae Frame

I weigh in at
152lbs in the local currency,
kind of light
for a punching bag
but if all you want is a lesson learned I’ll do.

Rae Frame is a Minnesota graduate student, literacy advocate, and LGBTQ+ educator.

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