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| Image: Duane Michals |
Look at me,
really look at me,
look past my beauty,
see me,
see the inner me,
the ugly side
wherein resides
the me who gloats
as I pull off
the wings
of living
breathing things.
He loves me,
he loves me not,
he loves me.
My handsome one,
I detest your goodness,
despise its vulnerability.
You will dance my dance.
Sing to my tune.
I pick petals off the
most exquisite blooms.
He loves me,
he loves me not,
he loves me, loves me!
Anna :o]
With thanks to Tess at The Mag for the inspiration.
25 comments:
So lovely..:) Thanks for sharing..:) Keep it up! :)
I like your title - realizing that's where the message to this woman's dilemma starts
Now that’s a damaged mind! I like the insistence to look beyond the beauty. We should do this more often I think.
And everybody has a shadow side...
oh boy- the darker side of beauty...excellent
I like the way you wove "he loves me, loves me not" into your piece...
There's always so much going on, within, isn't there? Nice poem.
Creepy in a good way.
Yes, we do do that, don't we. Pull the petals or wings off things, at whim. Great imagery used.
Love the reference to that old daisy game sing song along...Didn't we all pluck daisies once?
I wonder how many of us really look that deeply into each other ... wonderful Mag!
Love it when the mirror starts talking like that !
Heavy duty. And it hurts. Which means you've done a great job as poet :)
That's really a different take and interesting to read.....nice poem.
Thank you for your welcome comments folks!
Anna :o]
Oooh, this is wicked, Anna. Uncomfortably perfect take on this image.
nice..great title to this...and pulling the wings off living things...that is def evocative itself...like the flowers....
Ooohh, creepy!
Thank you Lydia, Brian and T.
Anna :o]
Ah. She's that kind of mirror-looker! Kind of scary but very effective! K.
Ah. She's that kind of mirror-looker! Kind of scary but very effective! K.
Thanks for your kind comment K.
Anna :o]
Hehehe, "as i pull off the wings of living breathing things", reminds me of ladies' fascination with buying Brazilian hair as attachments in this part of the world.
passionate! nicely done!
Love it! Sorry I didn't stop by sooner this week (visiting from the Pantry). I appreciate your visit to my blog :)
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