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I know I was never your favorite child
August 18, 2022
Are my shoulders more distracting
than your sons'?
Is it my stomach or do you just
loathe me so much
you are physically unable not
to hold me to a higher standard
You would rather me show up to practice
in sweatpants and a sweatshirt
in 90-degree heat
than god forbid
someone sees my shoulders
Chew me up and spit me out again
I'll be a better daughter this time
one that doesn't wish they were a boy
Maybe next time around
you won't look at me and see
your problem child
Maybe next time around
you'll look at me
and see anything besides my father's anger
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