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cosmetic surgery

in the middle of my bedroom
lies a crumpled spirit
the dresser, lined with potions, powders, lipsticks of every shade
clothing tossed carelessly from chair to floor
things to cover up
things to cinch, to bind, to lift…and to separate
and yet,
i face the mirror
tears springing from deep within my soul
as i realize that no matter how much i put on, or take off,
tuck in, tie down, prop up…
i can’t make myself over
into someone
you can love

copyright 2007 - Jackie Young
3/16/07 2:51pm
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In honor of National Poetry Month, in addition to my normal insightful and witty posts, I’m thinking of posting a poem every day. We’ll see. A friend asked if I had enough poetry to do that. Silly rabbit. Ya darn skippy. And then some! LOL BUT I’m not saying it’s all worthy of being posted and some pieces you won’t see here at all but um…we’ll just see how it goes, aight? I had a different idea in mind for Poetry Month but with all the happenings swirling around me lately, I didn’t get a chance to work it out. Oh well, there’s always next year. Anywho, feel free to post your thoughts/interpretations or ask questions (like ya’ll need an invite. LOL)
What’s with the date and time at the end of the piece? Years ago, I started doing that. I guess it was a way for me to flip back in time and see where my head was when the poem was written. A ‘poetic journal’ of my poetic journey so to speak. It’s been interesting to look back and see if my poetic offerings actually mirrored what was happening in my life at the time. Sometimes it does, sometimes it doesn’t. And for the record, sometimes what I write isn’t even about me. For me, poetry just happens. It’s like breathing….and I try to do both - write poetry & breathe - as deeply as I can.
Off to dazzle the kiddies! Gotta maintain that “Favorite Aunt” status. Whew! My work is never done.
Peace, purpose & poetry!
Live DELICIOUSLY!
~ J~