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By... Lea Anne Stoughton

The Easter grass on my Christmas tree skirt
The itchy tag on my favorite t-shirt
The spot on my back that didn’t get sunscreen
The mosquito bite on the back of my knee
The white cat hairs on my little black dress
The pimple right in the crack of my ass
The fly that I thought had already been swatted
The nick from leg shaving that I thought had clotted
The smoke alarm’s “Oh my god! Low battery!” beep
The thing rolling around underneath my car seat
The tee pee I didn’t know was stuck to my shoe…
And in spite of all this, I’ll always love you