Hi! My Name Is

.... Reis

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I know. I don't look like a Reis. I feel like one though.
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What would your name be if you had named yourself?
The expectant moment when the barista asks, pen in hand, "Your name?"
The field is wide open! My name?
I tap my front teeth. Today?
My name today?? {tap,tap,tap}
And I squint into the distance.
Look back at the barista and hesitantly say, "Starr," then with more certainty I nod to confirm "Yes, Starr. My name is Starr."
And on one gloomy, cloudy Wednesday my name was "Jane." On a traveling Friday, I was cruising Atlanta airport and my name was "Alex." My favorite, though, when I'm in funky clothes perusing art magazines at Barnes and Noble? I'm Sam.
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So tell me, my quiet reading friend, What is your name today?