About My Birthday by Marie Ponsot

[conuly]

I’d like to assume
from my April birthday,
I quickened the womb
on the 4th of July.

If you suffered as I
a sternly fought tendency
to endless dependency
you’d know why.

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[sonia]

I like this! I didn’t get it until I started to ask you if you did, using the phrase Independence Day.