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Recipe for the Perfect Woman

December 28, 2016
By Zinc17 SILVER, Los Altos, California
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Zinc17 SILVER, Los Altos, California
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"One look at a banana and you can tell it came from outer space." -Margaret Atwood

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Sometimes i dream that i will become rail thin–
so that the layer of fat covering my stomach
will melt away into the sleek form of
a runway model and my legs and arms
will slim into bone and
i will grow a thin layer of hair
all over my body
fine and dark like the insulation of
a baby gorilla and
i will shed the clothes that no longer suit me
and retreat into the woods behind my house where
i will scrabble, amongst the leaves,
for dinner.

© Jessie Y., Ahwahnee, CA

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