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I think that if I kissed you, you would cringe
and I’d lock myself in my room again
I have pretty things from foreign lands there
like geishas, statues, and paper fans
Why am I a monster?
What makes me so homely?
Here’s the mask Daddy brought from Peru
and wooden clogs from Amsterdam
I like me a red silk kimono
If my skin touches yours,
Would you cower like a wounded beast?
Like the lion Daddy slayed in Kenya?
Where are your fangs, darling?
Why don’t you bite me now?
I can endure the pain of rejection
I know the cold
Daddy went to Alaska once
Have you been there?
Ice can be lonely, but it’s beautiful sometimes
So I’ll keep my hands to myself
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