She Thought ------ poem by Koon Woon

She thought

She thought maybe she could love me

But she was caught between comfort and chaos

She thought she could have it and eat it

In both ways she could affirm and also assimilate

But the upshot was not what it seemed to be

The invisible constraints keep one in place

She couldn’t decide to be Alice or to be the Queen

But no matter, the importance of it all unraveled at the seams.