identity

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identity is a fickle thing, switching from one day to the next, sloshing around like liquid in a jar.

you are a genderless being, but are you really? what makes you think you can call yourself one thing? is this not all a man-made riddle?

the answer sleeps somewhere with the stars, unreachable.

so you drift off in sweet smoky spirals and hazy lines.

if you are one thing, it is a conundrum.

bumping into a dark, handsome stranger in the street late at night, he catches you as you stumble and looks deep into your eyes with a stilted grin, asking your name.

and as you fail to meet his gaze, alibis and despair slipping through your fingers, you can't seem to find the answer.

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