Parading

The sky, too, like a delicate dress

Once you wanted to be someone else
streaked with bleach, has been thrown away.
streaked with bleach, has been thrown away.
Once you wanted to be someone else
Once you wanted to be someone else
or another thing altogether: an iris in April,
or another thing altogether: an iris in April,
or only its pistil, just that, a prayer so small
or only its pistil, just that, a prayer so small
it was only rumored. What can it matter? —Mary Ruefle
it was only rumored. What can it matter?
—Mary Ruefle

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