but did not own it

          and discovered
          I wore the shiny brown coat

          plated with false fur and leather

          I wore this coat
          and walked

          my back back became straight
          my hair touched my shoulders
          like the pictures
          I've been in all my life
          smiling
          guided

          it was me
          but they didn't think so
          even the light from within

    I asked if someone would come with me.

          I asked
          and
              they stared

     Then I came to the third room.

          There was sunlight
          and emptiness
          No
          furniture
          souls
          plants
          rocks from desert river beds,
          only my soul
          in light body
          not standing
          or walking
          but upright
          greeting me
          like once I'd seen it
          caught in summer

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