gender marker

not be confused with grave marker. not to be
mistaken for a goal post or a golden goose.
not to be confused with syrup 
from the oldest maple tree. not to be 
wrongly identified as mason jars full
of watermelon ants. not to be falsely said 
to be a god. not to be confused with weeping.
not to be incorrectly seen as a portal 
in belly of a space ship. not to be mistaken
for a loose tooth. not to be inaccurately 
depicted as a sinking ship. not to be confused with
mirrors or water shoes. not to be confused with
the silver jaw of an angel. not to be 
mistaken for a way out or a way towards 
validity. not to be misguided by ammonites 
& their quest for jewelry in the primordial 
shopping mall. not to be confused with
our mothers or our fathers. not to be 
misinterpreted as prophecy.
not to be unexacted as a garbage island. not to be
spoken of on unfounded terms of 
"sweat" & "spirit." not to be mistaken
as a highway towards personhood.
not to be confused with grief. not to be
confused with joy. not to be saltines 
or shoelaces. not to be confused with realness.