This is not the last time you will be blessed
with the dubious honor of being the Prettiest.
Cry all you want, but don’t ask questions.
And, whatever you do, don’t let go
of the polar bear’s neck. Press your
baby breasts to his neck in the knowledge
you’ve made your father rich. Bury
your face in the bear’s scruff
& huff deeply. Maybe there’s something
there after all. Now you must satisfy him.
Don’t fall off. Stay away from his claws.
Stay away from his jaws. When a boy
comes to your bed at night,
call the darkness romantic. Learn to love
perpetual surrender. Stay away
from candles. Stay away from other women.
Never be alone with your mother.
East Of The Sun And West Of The Moon
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