Manifesto

Her bedroom is an art show
Haphazard magazine collage
Thick black marker on the wall, quotes and drawings
Photo-clad window ledge
Paintings and posters
Silk screens and stickers
Souvenirs of subway rides, first dates, conversations
Gifts from the roadside
Her floor, a minefield of trinkets and earring backs
You pay admission with the heels of your feet

Everything she owns becomes her manifesto
Even her skin, scarred and pierced
Hair dyed
Face painted
It’s all her canvas
An ever-changing masterpiece