I didn't really plan it -

just walked into the bathroom,
grabbed the scissors
and started snipping;

showed everyone what I'd done
and received a collection of
wary surruptitios glances
and cleared throats
and a chorus of "um"s

and felt okay about it

because
after cutting away all that extra stuff
that I'm supposed to want to be
I found
who I was looking for.

07/12/2007

Posted on 07/13/2007
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