are your fault. There is no regime
that you must now adopt
to fix your bulbous middle
or your stretched out face.
You can’t be changed
by walking through here —
these traits will not stay with you
when you step outside
Though you may find it
disorienting
to see so many of you,
on and on to greened infinity,
though in the multiplicity
you feel so damned alone,
don’t be alarmed,
for when you shut your eyes
you’ll feel the company of others,
everyone who’s ever felt this way,
everyone who has emerged unscathed.
©Wendy Mulhern
September 8, 2016
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