preteen nervousness never quite knowing what the size of my body was
better not knowing
mirrors to show the pale skin in between limbs
skeptical eyes
still, never quite knowing my bra size and who wants to let that girl from high school measure you up in a dressing room with dangling light
all those chinese labels
taiwanese
blue shirt size s m l xl xxl
another another over again and over again
once, in the middle of the ocean
i went to an island market filled with people who made clothes
to choose what was almost
what was beautiful on the rack
