Ten Commandments for X-Men

by

I.

 misused magic
leftover, tragic

 you all wore
masks, tore

 flesh off my
heart I die

 II.

 Not much left here, ain't there? You call this love? You call yourselves a couple?
Why, the boy's only in high-school. Mija, you're only in high-school.

 You got the nerve to call this love?

 III.

 My virginity is an eye sore within the latin community. A vagina is the last thing
you speak of, even if it's for health purposes. Everyone's mom pretends like they
are saints while in front of the "kids," but behind closed doors, only walls can talk.

 IV.

 searching within
corridors of "sin"

 overheard tales
of the one, one

 convinced I'd find
right kind of guy

 V.

 Having a boyfriend is like having a best friend. Having a best friend that becomes
your boyfriend is letting the world end. Knowing that you've lost a friend is the
world ending. At the back of my mind, I see the could have, would have's.

 I don't stare up at the sky with just anybody.

 VI.

High school graduation is a cause for celebration, marijuana, drinks, and oh shit! My
figure is coming in. Time to party with the big girls.

 VII.

 riverdale driving lessons
yield mansions and hills

 cramps lead to pink pills
mami disagrees, endlessly

 he don't care about seeing
thin layers of blood on skin

 VIII.

 My freshmen year of college was the only year I dormed. Crazy sex life mixed with drug abuse? Quite the contrary. I lived with 3 hyper-religious, gorgeous Black women, who were thoroughly convinced that I'd been a heterosexual all my life. I found "Jesus" again, but in reality, it was the universe; nirvana; understanding.

 IX.

 You were the only guy on campus that caught my eye. We slept together all the time. Never got past dry humping. I asked you what you thought about oral sex, and you said it wasn't your thing.

 I stopped talking to you after you asked me to suck your dick. In life, one must give to receive. Your penis was small, and you gave my boys suspicions of being gay. I love gay people, just not for a partner.

 X.

 two men can brag
bronx housewife

 cared for you like
mama cares 24/7

 no regrets or love
at least I know now

 don't move out
for anyone