Dirty Water
a poem
Published in
Dec 28, 2020
I want to let you go
like dirty water
the fumbling hands
that were stronger than mine
quicker than mine
the soil of your breath
the weight of you
physically
the weight of what you did
what you took
and what you gave
a role you set on my shoulders
the ultimate theater script
The Normal Girl
played by a gangly teen
not yet a real woman
(but she did real woman things)
watch as she dazzles in this debut role
pretending she’s just like all the other girls
coming to a stage near you
I’ve tried
and I can’t let you go
like dirty water
but I am an actress
and I can play The Normal Girl
for as long as the show tours
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