America

I was given the name America at age 13. I ran away from home and needed a street name to avoid being picked up by police. My lesbian friend said, "I'd like to wrap you in the flag and fuck the glory out of you. I'll call you America."  I was a "missing person" from age 13-15. I know what it's like to seek safety in other people. I know what it's like for home to be where ever I lay my head.  I am America. I live in the Land of Del Rey.