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What Have I Done? MAG
My chances for state trials dwindle
as the swim season comes to an end,
and with one meet to go,
I grab my scissors and razor and begin,
standing in the bathroom -
thinking what a female thing this is to do,
but knowing it will help:
brown hair begins to fall to the ground
like leaves on a warm autumn day.
A knock.
My mother calls
through the locked door,
asking me if I need help.
She always wanted to help a little girl shave her legs -
this is as close as she's going to get.
I stand at the mirror
in devastation.
What have I done?
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