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