When I started writing this post, I wasn't sure of its purpose; I simply wanted to vent. But now…

You would think I would never ever let my registration expire after that one time I spent eight hours in jail for this very reason in college.

The book that changed it all for me was Bang Ditto by Amber Tamblyn in 2016-ish. Yes, the actress who I knew best from her role as Tibby in Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants. It was in a language I understood. The content was witty and had grit, which opened my eyes. I began to seek out poetry from writers born in my century.