Big Grrrls Don't Cry

wake up

feeling

like a stranger

bruises i can't see

but some sense

of soreness radiates

from places where

your hands have been

stretching and sliding

off the bed

my feet hit the floor

and the world tilts

this must be me

my feet

my legs

my body

staring in the bathroom mirror

i see

eyes

nose

lips

this must be my face

but the eyes staring back

aren't mine

and when my lips move

the sounds are foreign

i put my clothes on

but they feel strange too

they grate against my skin

i eat

i work

i sleep

this stranger in my bed

my house

my mirror

my clothes

i keep looking for familiarity

but don't know where

to begin

or what i would do

if i found it