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Development

Preoccupied by a flutter in her diaphragm
and a tendency towards sneezes she finds it hard

to hold a valid point when really all there is to say
is yes. She is not convinced she is immune

to an elaborate hoax of rhyme. There are connections
she is not aware of; the lack of context

is telling. She has cheated it so far but
there is no way to stay like this forever.

She hasn't been herself yet here: she is her own
guinea pig, wholly unformed and firmly whole

alone. She is in their hands.