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I’ll never be that girl

in the long flowing bright red coat 

with the ribbon lace up heels 

whose legs are so thin and skirt so short 

that as she sits down on the tube 

all smiles perk up at the view 

until she places an oversized handbag on her lap 

that clearly says closed for business gentlemen 

take your prying eyes to some other hemline 

 

But I am that girl sitting next to her

with eyeballs heavy as lead

fighting the lullaby like rocking motion on the tube

striving to clock in just one more waking hour 

to carry herself safely to bed

 

I will never be that girl

riding her bike

in a flowing white dress so well tamed

it wouldn’t even think of getting it’s lace stuck in the wheel

who knows exactly when to peddle hard

and power through the intersection

making the flashing lights obey her every command

 

But I am that girl

that gets stuck at the lights

yelps out loud when the buses get too close  

and wobbles warily through the intersection 

face as bright red as the light that has finally changed color 

and the bus that has finally past by

 

I am not that girl 

I am the amateur sitting next to her 

the understudy peddling behind her 

I am the girl

still trying to figure out which roles she wants to play

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