When did you know
what you
were?
What
did
you
feel
the first
time
you glanced at yourself
in the mirror
and
knew?
Have you always
known?
The ones who really love you
girl, you’re so
brave!
I mean it
I mean
you’re not
missing
anything
will always love you
I admire you
you almost
can’t even
a-ny-thing at all
tell!
seriously
I admire you
so is it ju-
st
like
mine?
no:
you’re not alone.
everyone’s
alone.
how much does it cost?
that’s it?
do
you like
yourself
better
this way?
do you like yourself
now?
oh wow it’s
EXACTLY THE SAME!
you should
be
proud
grateful
for what you’ve achieved
you should fight
hard, much
so are you going to get big ones or
harder
small?
for yourself
thank god you
never ever had
to go through
get big ones!
that
since you can choose
don’t
you miss
anything?
don’t get
much
really?
we always
knew
nothing
at all?
ENJOY IT!
we could
al-
ways tell.
From The Law of Conservation. Published 2023 by Phoneme, an imprint of Deep Vellum Books. © 2019 by Mariana Spada. Translation copyright © 2023 by Robin Myers. By arrangement with the publisher. Originally published as Ley de conservación by Ediciones Gog y Magog in Buenos Aires, Argentina, in 2019. All rights reserved.
