I am a forest troll disguised as a woman
sometimes
not at all the quietly intelligent, elegant
ethereal being
someone would want
gliding around the house
feet barely touching the floor
I am chubby and clumsy and awkward
hair tangled by squirrels
while napping on the lawn
legs full of mosquito bites
and scratches from raspberry bushes
I accidentally stumble into
I step out of my high heels
tiny specks of grass on feet and sand between toes
soles of my feet on the cool damp ground
the hem of my dress
collecting morning dew
as I wander the forest
gazing at the sky
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