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Written by Emily Miller   

The six-sided claustrophobia of assumptive expectations:
You are a -
You should be -
You're not a - !
Pre-packaged, easily contained, reproducible commodity?
  Nay. So,
Sound out your preferences
Let loose your thoughts
Curl into introspection
  And be.
But be not, a box.

About the Author

Emily Miller graduated from Iowa State University in 2002 with a B.S. in English. She has been published in Lyrical Iowa and Sketch. While attending Iowa State University, she wrote a collection of short stories and poetry. She lives with her husband and daughter in Phoenix, AZ.

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