All the things
That once troubled
Me, as a child,
A spite, and on
...
Pure pinkness with
Undertones of
Purple bruises and
Red scuffing.
...
Spangled beauties lean
Sideways on the bar,
Toasting to their own destruction,
While curs hidden in wolf clothing
...
I wanted to be cool and laid back
A woman who's seen it all and
Nothing and Nobody can
Rattle my cage. No way, Hosea.
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Special friend
Drawn by a babe's
First dimpling smile
Shelter from the
...
Princess El, once your favorite,
Lays sprawled with head turned away,
Glassy eyes wait for your coming.
Sweet dreams, Princess El.
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I look at another woman's husband
And wonder where mine is
the one that God promised
Or was it just that I wanted him to promise -
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Tears taste
Like flat beer-
Running down a rotten keg,
That nobody bothered to
...
Lost days
Cannot be reclaimed
Like an abandoned piece of
Jewelry left carelessly
...
Does the future look black?
Not at all, I am finally
Old enough to know
What it is that I want-
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