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lisa

Linda M. Crate

once
when i was
contemplating
if i even mattered i remember
unfolding the note you
gave me in college
prep english class,
and i cried;
because you were the strongest
most beautiful person i had
ever known and you told me that i
had worth
as i was and no one else had ever done
that for me before—
i know i was
quiet,
and shy and timid;
but you helped break me out of my shell
have always found people hard to
trust,
but you made me realize not everyone was out
there to hurt me;
you made me realize i was stronger
than i even knew—
just wanted to thank you for not giving me the same
advice the guidance counselor did
to “be normal” and “to conform”
because her words only angered me and made me
vow to do neither of these things
despite my oddities you never treated me like
everyone else, you didn’t treat me
like i had leprosy.

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