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Alexander Limarev, Portrait of a Woman, vers. 34
Spectrum Note 2: #you’reanation
S. T. Eleu


one way to understand

what life’s like 
on the spectrum 
 
and what it means
to struggle day in, day out
with communication
 
is to know
what life’s like
when you really have to pee
 
and what it means 
to have a bladder full of beer
and only a half inning to make it back
 
from the stadium bathroom
where the only spot open
is a one-and-a-half-foot slot
 
in front of a trough
between two wobbly fans of the other team
currently unhappy with the trajectory of the game
 
and no matter how much
you try to convince yourself
you’re not pee shy
 
and no matter how much
you push, pump, or pray
and try to make the home team proud
 
nothing comes out
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