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What does it mean to be oneself? Locked in
That solitary cell for good, if you
Want company, grow alien to yourself.

Were there an easier way, I would not have
Been stuck with genitals nor would you show
My exact face. Grow alien to yourself.

Man in a man the life you serve shall turn
Into your very own, moon’s glow cut through
The bars, a glossy double of yourself:

One single fitful shadow on the cot
A night, endowed with presence and concern
Save you. Become an object to yourself.

August 23, 2016