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At The Top

By

When I question my upbringing,
my therapist draws a peak.
Tells me all religions glimpse

different angles of the same structure.
She then interrogates me: after
my masters, my doctorate, who

will I become? I am only
in my second year of undergrad.
She thinks she sees me older,

twisting off my wedding ring,
his suitcase firm in his right hand
as I shrink down a long hallway, alone

with my accomplishments. She forgets
I am a many-sided mountain. That all
my trails lead somewhere firm.

Contributor

  • A white person with short, brown hair. They are smiling at the camera with their mouth closed. The background of the photo is brick.

    Blair Martin grew up on a small farm in Lancaster County, PA. They received their PhD in Clinical Psychology from Bowling Green State University and teach at Joliet Junior College as a professor of psychology. They are participating in the Lit!Commons community with the Loft Literary Center.