this is for girls with mary janes

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this is for girls with mary janes

and rings on every finger—

you’re spring. always have been.

pages you thumb through,

ground beneath your feet,

train car, all

playgrounds for your

devotion. your tenderness.

yes, these are lovewords

for others i do not know

as well.

you are a powerhouse

of grace, of living

with verve and good taste.

i read your poems

and laugh and cry

and exist, quenched

by wonder.

by a silence so sweet,

it says everything.

you know how to love.

you truly do.

by Louise Kim

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