How You Know
When You’re the
Wrong Height
07/31/09
went to the unisex washroom
after drinking decaf coffee with vanilla
at a Chicago coffee shop on Chicago avenue
used the washroom,
went to wash my hands
there were two six-inch square mirrors
tacked to the wall over the sink
I looked at my reflection
in the two mirrors
the lower mirror showed a vision
from my breasts to my waist
the upper mirror showed the view
of the top half of my forehead
to the expanse of space above my head
after washing my hands
I stood on my toes
saw my eyes, caught a glimpse of my mouth
smiled
 at where I found myself in the world
then started to laugh
before drying my hands
and leaving the unisex bathroom
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