​the anti smacking law was passed in 2007 and i was born in 1997

im playing blondie on singstar as a backup dancer turned supermodel

        ive never loved being a woman more than this moment sharing the staged sofa with my 7 

                                                                                                                                                    year old self 

i think my sister is sitting somewhere over there and 

im not sure where my parents are 

im young and fun for a hot minute

im shaking my ass like never before which would be severely inappropriate if 

i had an adult brain in my 7 year old body

i dont know how else to dance because all 

ive seen is the Britney Spears Toxic music video and Beyonce on MTV 

im laughing about how the word glass also includes the word ass

i think thats the funniest wordplay ever as a 7 year old girl

        im unaware of how aggravating my giggles and wiggles are to the gathered audience.

SMACK.

im sitting on the couch.

            im holding back tears. 

                        i am a naughty 7 year old.

                                     i did ruin a nice moment.

yes i love my family.             yes i love being included.             yes i promise i can behave. 

                    yes i promise to watch and listen.         yes. 

                                                                                                            i promise.

                                                                                                                 i can enjoy from the sidelines. 

Ox Matiu (Ngāpuhi) is a tipua through and through, residing in the hills of Te Whanganui-a-Tara while dreaming of translation and toi Māori. A lover of the written word who publishes where and when and whatever. 

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