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A Name
April 8, 2021
You've never seen it?
Someone wearing a name,
the way they might a coat:
collar flipped up against the cold.
Or perhaps as a hat, a title,
which they tip as a gesture of acknowledgment.
Or a name they wear as a glove,
for protection or dignity?
The names washed and hung out to dry.
Lined up on a string and held with pins, laundry.
The kind of names that are stuffed in the back of a closet
like an ugly sweater.
The kind of name worn as a shoe:
sneakers and rain boots,
skates or enchanted glass slippers.
You name it.
My personal favorite
someone wearing a name
the way you wear a smile,
with your eyes.
© Lydia C., Orlando, Florida
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Trace82 said...
on Apr. 15 2021 at 8:50 pm
Loved all of this. Its message really spoke to me and actually stimulated me to take a step back and analyze behaviors in my own life. Well done :)
How have you seen people treat their legal names or nicknames? My first piece.