For the late bloomers

It was never just about puns. 

Was it the first comedic art form I pursued? Yes. 

Because it was a way to show people at scale that I was smart and funny. 

That’s what we girls who are late bloomers want to be. 

Despite the fact that at 5’10”, I towered over even some of the teachers on my way to my middle school locker, I took awhile to feel like I could truly take up that space. I still felt very small inside. 

As late bloomers, we can’t expect to be called pretty when our petals are still tucked inside the bud. 

We accept our role as ‘bud’ to the boys with bowl-cuts that we wish like liked us.

Some of us get into STEM for obvious reasons :)