pick one, they said
make a choice - you must

but, the young girl wondered,
but why only one?

in her heart, was enough room
for two, for more

always, she had lived between
and in the gap, she found comfort

to desire - the smiling boy, the strong girl
to be - the clever shark, the majestic dragon

to claim - her father's west, her home in the east
to master - the pen, the brush, the circuit,

no, the girl said
this choice is false

for to choose would be to cast away
a part of her already-scarred heart

and the girl, she smiles and says
no, I am all of this