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Life of Contradiction
life of contradiction
who was I then?
who am I now?
will I ever know?
a hooker in a business suit?
little Midwest girl trying to be grown-up
trying to be the toughest
what an imposter she was
an addict just trying to get high
she thought no one could tell
but they all knew didn't they?
what an imposter she was
a student trying to fit in
who would have thought
she had lived such another life
what an imposter she was
a mother trying to be like the others
who would have thought
everything shoved so deep inside her
what an imposter she was
a businesswoman in a business suit?
her past pushed far in the back
so no one would know
what an imposter she was
she sits an old lady
who would have thought
she lived such a life of contradiction
she feeds her birds
she walks her dogs
she lunches with friends
all behind this wall of a life of contradiction
Jenny Olson
Published LEO Literary Journal July 2023