Friday, February 8, 2019

the paperwork

the line
is long outside the door.
have your
i.d. ready.
picture please, place
of birth,
your mother's maiden
name,
your first born,
your marriages, one through
three.
siblings?
addresses
and numbers that tell us
who you are.
but that question
is rarely answered
satisfactorily,
who knows truly
beyond the paperwork
who we are.

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