I Am Not Settling

By Jessica Lake

It is knowing

The length of your nose

The size of your cell

Your proper station in life

Your role in God’s plan

It is understanding

That this is meant for me

And this?

This is meant for others.

Take love—

Love is not meant for you.

It’s not punishment, Dearest

But commonsense

Just look at you.

You’re a recipe

For disaster—no offense.

A cup of Drain Bamage

A quart of Hello Kitty

A pound of Wednesday Addams

And pinch of wrong time and place

Blend well,

Place on low flame

Stir often and gently

After a lifetime

Remove and serve

While still lukewarm.

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A cup of Neurodivergence

A quart of Gender dysphoria

A pound of Dysfunctional family