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Fork
Dogitha Bones
I hold my fork at an angle
that's deliberately anti-gravity,
an aerial articulation of my
status; strata; class.
It's an elegance I inherited,
like a title or a medal,
though I understand the need for it,
that thrice daily parade.
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