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To Be


I said

what I had

to say

 

And did 

what I had

to do

 

While asking

no one

to care

 

And seeking

nothing

from you

 

I went 

where I had

to go

 

And saw

what I had

to see

 

To get

where I had

to get

 

And be

what I had

— to be

 

(Bryn Mawr College: June, 2025)

 

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