I felt foolish
and clumsy,
trying on sexy
like a 10-year-old
with socks
in her bra.
Losing my nerve,
I fumbled to hide
the thighs I thought
too thick to be
loved,
but he called me
beautiful,
and his blue irises
bloomed
like fireworks.
–Bianca Bargo,
How I Became an Angry Woman
(Accents Publishing)
Bianca Bargo was born to a loving family in Knox County, Kentucky. She earned her B.A. in English from the University of Kentucky, where she discovered and honed her poetic voice, winning UK’s Farquhar Poetry Award and serving as Managing Editor of Limestone: A Journal of Art and Literature in 2009. From 2010-2014 as she spent her time working in retail and public education and obtaining her MA. Ed. from Eastern Kentucky University, Bianca continued to write and enjoy poetry with the inspiration and support of Lexington’s poetry scene. Her work has been published in Accents Publishing’s Bigger Than They Appear: Anthology of Very Short Poems. She currently resides in Lexington, Kentucky with her husband Micah and their pets. She has yet to figure everything out, but continues to work on it while trusting kindness and curiosity to lead the way.
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