I have been blessed with a female posse
of singular diversity. I have
a friend who has never been
floored by a burnout of some sort. I have
a friend who has never been
around a bad man for too long. I have
a friend who has never been
aroused by misogynous porn. I have
a friend who has never been
on a diet or weight-obsessed. I have
a friend who has never been
groped, assaulted, groomed, harassed. I have
a friend who has never been
close to suicide or depressed. I have
yet to figure out the singular thing
I need not have been to know I’m unique.
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This poem first appeared in issue #1 of impspired (September 2019).
