The Person I Want to Be.

One day,

Alyssa and I started talking about

what we would dress like

if we were boys.

(I have a pretty specific answer
to that question,
even down to the color of pants
I would wear.)

But then I thought
I don't always dress to my ideal
as a woman.
What makes me think I would
if I were a man?

And then I thought about how

we're not always the people
we exactly want to be.

And I thought

if I could be anyone...

I'd be left handed.

I would wear high heels more often.

I'd try new things

without feeling hesitant beforehand.

I'd play tennis regularly

and occasionally enjoy

a round of golf.

I'd know how to whistle

and play the harmonica
and feel comfortable driving a manual.

And I'd have a radio voice.

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