favorite
thing about these bodies
is their penchant
for falling
far short of their ideal.
This fetish
for the defect—this hell
of the self—
this giddy-
thrilled refusal
to feel what we most need
may seem
like a torment—
like a bad poker hand—
but we see it
as a palmed ace,
as a check not yet cashed.
This hectic grace,
this restlessness
is an interest
which pays compounding
dividends the longer
we invest;
it's the reason
we buy in
again and again—
even after
the market has
already crashed.
