Myself

Not proxy

with power of attorney,

not second-best or second-rate,

not default or consolation prize,

flawed and feared perhaps

object of ridicule
failure too

and at times
absentee landlord

but still welcome

through the doors of hurt and annoyance

a faltering voice

that is heard

even when singing out of tune,

a number one in a one-number numerology

an aksharaya that’s irreplaceable:

that’s who I am,

to her

and her,

I like to think.

 

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