Midge Goldberg
has had poems published in Measure, First Things, and Mezzo Cammin, among others, and in the anthologies Rhyming Poems and the Powow River Anthology.
Her first book, Flume Ride, was published in 2006.
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This is Just a Quiz
Can you say with certainty
That you exist? What would you guess?
This is just a quiz to see.
First, kiss your own lips tenderly—
Did you feel that sweet caress?
Can you say with certainty
That’s you the mirror’s silvery
Surface reflects? Now, don’t obsess,
This is just a quiz to see.
Next, go ahead, check your ID
And prove it’s you at your address.
Can you? Say with certainty,
“Goddammit, I am sure I’m me!”
Feel better? Good. Nevertheless,
This is still a quiz. To see
Your score, a “Be” or not a “Be,”
Please check the box marked “yes, yes, yes.”
Can you say with certainty
That this is just a quiz? No? C.
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