I\u2019d set myself to composing an anthem,<\/p>\n
a song of wholeness and reconnection,<\/p>\n
I deconstructed the bops that moved me.<\/p>\n
It didn\u2019t come easy\u2014<\/p>\n
we wrestled in rounds for two weeks<\/p>\n
my face repeatedly smashed into the stone<\/p>\n
I was so close to giving up.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
There are no angels in this story,<\/p>\n
just personal demons on one shoulder,<\/p>\n
on the other Mary Oliver and found family<\/p>\n
trained in the art of luring the lightning into bottles<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
It took a spin in the cosmic Yahtzee cup (not stirred)<\/p>\n
and by the machinations of the universe,<\/p>\n
the constellations aligned just right<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Through the flickering beam of light<\/p>\n
emerged my face, the one I wore months ago,<\/p>\n
the size of a billboard rocking out on the big screen<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
As the video finished, the crowd applauded<\/p>\n
I fished the pockets of my fanciest jacket,<\/p>\n
scrawled with gold, to blot away the rivulet of tears<\/p>\n
pulled out of me by seeing and hearing myself<\/p>\n
so big, claiming my chosen given name aloud<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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