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After Frannie Choi   leaving, good daughters staying home with the light switched on bad daughters find god in the pulpit of a man, lay their ear to his chest and listen to the hum of his holy spirit good daughters wash the dishes, bad daughters wash in rivers under an unfolding moon, dance as the silver splits their skin bad daughters sip and then gulp and then swallow, good daughters smile without show- ing teeth bad daughters pick at the skin around their thumbs praying the loose end will keep unravelling, bad daughters fray, only when they are alone, especially when they know god is not listening, good daughters ask for permission and forgiveness, bad daugh- ters take what is there, swear they’ll never do it again, promise to be better in the morning