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the surgeon finished
and a few days later i
eagerly peel back the
bandages that swamp my
now petite face; my nose is
slimmer (like hers) and my
eyes are no longer the dark
orbs that you can't stand to
look into so i beam at my
perfect reflection but cry
at the same time because i'm
not me anymore: if you do
love me, it'll still be fake but

then i push my care down
and prepare for the next
stage of becoming yours:
i have the face yet
her hair is blonde when
unfortunately, mine is brown
so i buy bottles of bleach
to kill my hair
and burn my scalp
in order to look as pretty
as your other 'wife'
will you love me now,
minseok? i hope so

the plastic glow of my skin
is painful and taunt,
tugged back into a
fabricated grin;
i bare with it so that i
can look flawless for you
when it's time for me to
return to our house
later this very day
i'm excited to see you
and your reaction to my
new face, the one you know
and love from another