Naked Girl Sitting on a Chair
when
working in the madhouse
on Stockton boulevard
drove me out
of the psychology major
I switched to art
for one semester
took a course
in drawing
and received a “B”
because
the instructor
said my drawing style
looked like
graffiti …
maybe
the best compliment
I received in college
but I ended up switching
back to psych
before
taking on creative
writing
the art teacher
worked
part time
in a men’s clothing store
and although
I liked to draw
I didn’t like to draw
what they told me to draw
and I didn’t seem to draw
like the “A” students …
and I didn’t know
jack-shit
about men’s clothing.