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i wish i could decide, quickly,
if i am the grrl i think i am -
a tigress, fierce, unchallenged,
with switchblade claws and a roar
that never goes unheard;
or am i the girl i know i am,
the kitten stuck in the plum tree,
mewling pathetically for rescue,
to whom no-one really listens.

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