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Hi, everyone.[br]My name is Rupi Kaur,

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and I'm reading[br]from my first book of poems,

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called "Milk and Honey."

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The poem is called "Vacation,"[br]on page 97.

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did you think I was a city

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big enough for a weekend getaway

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i am the town surrounding it

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the one you've never heard of[br]but always pass through

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there are no neon lights here

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no skyscrapers or statues

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but there is thunder

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for I make bridges tremble

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i am not street meat

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i am homemade jam

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thick enough to cut

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the sweetest thing[br]your lips will touch

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i am not police sirens

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i am the crackle of a fireplace

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I could burn you

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and you still wouldn't[br]take your eyes off of me

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cause i would look so beautiful[br]doing it

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you'd blush

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i am not a hotel room

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i am home

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i'm not the whiskey you want

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i'm the water you need

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so don't come here[br]with expectations

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and try to make a vacation[br]out of me