incapable of the lack of self-awareness that the personal essay requires
anticipating part of it,
accepting the rest of it as accidents or gifts
the politics of self-indulgent prose
presenting yourself as outside the institutions you require
a silly idea of transformation
a pretty room with cool things in it
and that anyone can wander into
these thoughts, these thoughts, these thoughts
saying what you meant to do instead
not using intention to defend it
a stupid idea of strength
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