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***BIO*** Michele McDannold is a poet living in Illinois. Her poems have been published in various small press publications. You can usually find updates about this at www.michelemcdannold.blogspot.com . Most recently, her work has been in Zygote in my Coffee, Red Fez Publications, Literary Chaos Magazine, and decomP.
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Things You Learn When Not Looking, But Looking
by Michele McDannold
I always chose Vidalia onions
as my mother did
though I opted for chopping
rather than criss-cross, saw

I shave my legs, daily
as she did
mine are a bit longer
thicker, but firm
my breasts are bigger
always did remind me of melons
her’s I thought, prettier
like pearls

I wonder
what my son
will glean from onions
will he come up Vidalia
or will it be
yellow, white, or
maybe even purple
Jan. 2007
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