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Last night I mistook a shivering leaf for a hummingbird.

Today the girl at the checkout tries to please me:
I'll pack your eggs in a separate bag. I say, I don't care.
Then she says Do you want your meat packed separately?
I say, don't worry.
Do you want the toilet paper in a bag?
I say, it makes no difference.

Some people desert themselves
and look for another. Some conquer, then leave everyone behind.

Very thin, frail and perfect, she keeps asking.
Finally I say, I bet you get all A's.

I graduated last year with a 4.0.
I want to be happy for her
but all I can imagine is her hovering like the hummingbird.
She may never feel the liquid of broken eggs.

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