you have tried to be smaller, to be easier
to hold. you have tried to fold
yourself in two
and you have closed your mouth at times, but
at best you are wide
and uneasy
and you have never been skilled
at hiding your fears
(in fact, they often rattle
through your teeth
and scare the neighbors)
and perhaps you are
more difficult
to love
but you will meet someone someday
who will not be so easily shaken
with hands broad enough
to hold you
unfolded
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