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River
you cry because you are strong
they tell me I am strong
can overcome anything
can fight the world with my pinky toe
they are wrong
I cry because I am weak
a river breaks the dam
and floods the earth,
the Milky Way, the whole universe
I cannot see the stars
she cries because she knows
what happened to me when
I was five; I could not speak
for weeks
mute? deaf? dumb?
none of the above
he cries because he sees
her cry; I watch and wait
does he know, too, does
he love me?
eyes on the mauve carpet
nothing to look at but
the river
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