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+---
+categories:
+- Poem
+ratings: Rated G
+date: 2018-07-08
+type: post
+tags:
+- Poetry
+- Gender
+title: Fair and Square
+---
+
+<div class="verse">
+I bought my name fair and square;
+Bespoke, built from whole cloth.
+I wrote it again and again,
+Savoring every J,
+Skipping every fifth tittle,
+Until it felt right,
+Like sitting inside and watching the snow fall
+    Through the window
+Or finding the perfect way that branches in two trees
+    Line up with each other
+Or when the windshield wipers move
+    In time with your music.
+
+I built myself fair and square
+With hands raw from coarse identity.
+I kneaded and pressed and squeezed,
+Savoring every curve,
+Skipping every tenth day,
+Until it all felt right,
+Like the sweet smell of pine bark
+    Rubbed between fingers
+Or the whisper of maple leaves
+    Under hurrying paws
+Or the perfect overlap of new buds
+    Already sticky with sap.
+</div>