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Part 2 of Ruminations on Identity
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2020-11-26
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Before This One

Summary:

You had a name

before this one;

You remember it in dreams

Notes:

This was my contribution to the Aurora Blackbox zine, which has now closed for sales, so here's the poem widely available

Work Text:

You sometimes wish they didn't say it:

Ivy Alexandria, our archivist and navigator!

There is a tone to it,

Jonny especially.

Like that's all you'll ever be

 

You had a name

before this one;

You remember it in dreams

 

You sometimes wish they didn't say it:

The crew of the Starship Aurora!

There's a tone to it,

Nastya especially.

Like that's the only place you've ever lived

 

You had a home

before this one;

You remember it in dreams

 

You sometimes wish they didn't say it:

Roving through the galaxy!

There's a tone to it,

Brian especially.

Like that's all you've ever done

 

You had a life

before this one;

You remember it in dreams

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