piercings
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Girl : Why can't I have this job?
Boss : I don't like your hair, I said,
it is too red.
Girl : Is that a problem?
Boss : It is not normal,
you should come more formal.
As young people, we are told
"Be yourself; noone can do it for you."
That is awesome.
Then we grow older
And ourselves are not what anyone expected.
That is awesome.
On a cold metal table,
naked,
and it smells cloyingly clean,
a hospital waiting room for body modification.
The room is too small. Feels even smaller
when the man walks in, displaces air;
