Poem: "That's What Comes From Being"
That’s What Comes From Being Whenever I write you it blends & morphs into so many others. That’s what comes from being informal, I guess. Or not cool. Or erotic. —Emily Critchley, “When I say I believe women…” Or historical. Or wayward. Or a river. Or The Daily Show with Jon Stewart. Or an all-boys school. Or not possible. Or lucky to be taken up by women without children. Or with children. Or stricken by the chicken pox at 17. Or a big fan of Hainanese chicken rice, tender white meat or roasted drumstick, dipped in a hot chilli sauce with garlic. Or fanatic. Or unable to speak in tongues. Or a coward who reads Nietzsche for fun. Or a gay teacher at an all-girls school. Or listening to Bach on the bus this week. Or a demilitarized zone. Or a poet. Fill in the blank. Or circle. Or formal.