Read the following stanza from Audre Lorde's poem "Hanging Fire" and answer the question.
I am fourteen
and my skin has betrayed me
the boy I cannot live without
still sucks his thumb
in secret
how come my knees are
always so ashy
what if I die
before morning
and momma's in the bedroom
with the door closed.
Which answer best describes the voice of the poem?
insecure and frustrated
older, secure, and happy
a fourteen year old boy
a mother