She told me she was embarrassed.
Embarrassed. In Spanish, you would think it would be
"embarrasada," but that means pregnant. You would think
it would be "embarrassed" in English, but that means invaded.
She told me she was embarrassed
and the old shame rippled through my blood.
Invaded. In times of war there must be conquest
the inexplicable stamping out of something precious
provided there are those too weak to protect it.
I wanted to tell her everything, wanted to admit
I couldn't draw a map out of there if I wanted to
that violated sense that puts you on an uninhabited island
where you expire if you don't learn quickly
and if you survive, you're not really sure how.
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