i was born a double negative,
firstborn but girl child caesarian
my cousin had stolen my name
eleven days before
instead of a nursing
princess
i was born on yom kippur and
began to fast right away,
a name weary
from weeping
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I love "I was born on yom kippur and began to fast right away"!
ReplyDeleteActually, I love this whole poem.
:D
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