Ambivocal

My irresolute identity

Michele Merritt
Resistance Poetry

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Wanted, more than you can imagine
Unwanted, in ways I can imagine

Loved so much
So much, I was given away

Chosen
Purchased

God’s plan
God is an asshole

The answer to our prayers
You prayed for a family to be torn apart

The greatest gift
The heaviest burden

Could have been aborted
Should have been aborted

Adopted
Not before I was abandoned

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Michele Merritt
Resistance Poetry

Philosophy professor. Adoptee. Advocate. Activist. Marathon swimmer. Cheese consumer. I write about dogs a lot. michelemerritt.com