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Elizabeth MAG
today I call myself
Elizabeth
Elizabeth—
who never,
ever
goes by Liza,
or Beth,
or Lizzie—
is confident
she is all abstract angles
and sharpness layered over sweet,
over smooth deep beneath
Elizabeth pronounces it
“to-mah-to”
and always has loose change
for donation buckets
and arcade games
should the situation arise
she is unfazed by the
day-to-day,
and equally conversant
with the night –
in fact she could map the stars
with only a pad of paper
and a Sharpie
Elizabeth cooks exotic meals
and shares them with a bounty
of hungry friends –
she is never alone,
not really
she takes her coffee black
but never drinks caffeine past 5 p.m.,
when she switches
to chamomile tea
with orange blossom honey
Elizabeth is perhaps not perfect,
but she is bold –
fiercely herself,
unbothered by the words
of others
today I call myself Elizabeth
only so I do not have to be
myself.
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