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You were  
A pop culture  
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Look alike  
Working at the
Marshall Field’s  
Downtown  
(5 minutes from my house)  
With the  
Fluorescent  
Bracelets  
And the  
Big hair bow  
And I was  
Just a child  
(6th grade probably)  
We connected  
Somehow,  
Maybe because  
We weren’t  
Really  
Tweaking  
Over much of  
Anything  
In a space  
Running over  
With kids  
Taking  
Pictures  
With their  
Favorites;  
We struck up  
Conversation,  
Exchanged  
Phone numbers-  
Curiosity  
Phoned first  
About  
A week later  
5 days  
(More accurate)  
Innocence  
Didn’t want to  
Appear  
Anxious  
That’s the type  
Of bitch  
We’ve always been  
And we met up  
Right after  
On the  
Street corner  
Near the  
Overpass,  
With the  
Mini mart  
Up ahead  
Looking like  
Your alter ego  
Minus the  
Make up  
Hanging out  
For hours  
Which went on  
For months  
Expecting to  
Eventually  
See you  
Without the  
Décor  
But  
That never  
Happened  
All shimmery  
Communicating  
Which  
Part of you  
I might have  
Belonged to  
Consequently  
Almost  
As dreamy eyed  
As me.  
 
(Mary Duffy)