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my mother demanded 1
josephine yu
bone-ache signaled growth,
height a sure thing.
2? the lungs' desire
to 3 their contract with the body.
stubbed toe, 4 funny bone,
leg of pins and needles --
even a toothache, a blessing:
"if it hurts, it's not dead."
any pain better than none, better
than the nerves' 5.
and so she bubbled with laughter
when the car window closed
on my fingers or a camera swinging
from her chest clocked my forehead
as she picked me up, her joy boiling
over my pained but breathing body.
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