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When I was a child, I lived around The corners of houses, Hiding from your Crooked nose - So hooked It gouged my Superman courage Right outta my Teeny lil' chest. My legs quaked a little In my Barbie boots, If ever I chanced to Get locked into that Loony gaze, of yours - The one that Stuck, thick on my skin, Melting me off, Like that little girl I saw, Covered in ****** - All over - You know the look - The one that made me feel bad For mewing, purring, and Licking my paws. Caroline and I Shared marshmallows At night, Faces glowing in Rainbow light - Rainbows that peeked from The filaments that Twirled slowly, Too slowly, Inside Gary's Glass indigo box, And shared Boogeyman dreams On what types of things Probably crawled from Your crow's nest hair. -- I saw you last week In your silver convertible, Fly away's tied down 'neath Oscar de la Something, (Or another) With cherry red lips, A silk blouse that slipped, Flirtingly from your Shimmering, bronzed Shoulders, Beauty on your lips, Beauty in your hair, Beauty spilled Right 'cross your face, Beauty in your poise, Even in your toys, Wait - Beauty? Had my wide eyes deceived me? I found an old snapshot From your date night out - The night you should've been Watching me, And saw, With my two, The you that I knew, 'cept, actually, You looked Just the same - Though, your wild hair, Now tamed - Plus a wrinkle and Maybe a gray.
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Aug 2, 2011
Aug 2, 2011 at 3:18 PM UTC
Wide Eyes See Spirit
When I was a child, I lived around The corners of houses, Hiding from your Crooked nose - So hooked It gouged my Superman courage Right outta my Teeny lil' chest. My legs quaked a little In my Barbie boots, If ever I chanced to Get locked into that Loony gaze, of yours - The one that Stuck, thick on my skin, Melting me off, Like that little girl I saw, Covered in ****** - All over - You know the look - The one that made me feel bad For mewing, purring, and Licking my paws. Caroline and I Shared marshmallows At night, Faces glowing in Rainbow light - Rainbows that peeked from The filaments that Twirled slowly, Too slowly, Inside Gary's Glass indigo box, And shared Boogeyman dreams On what types of things Probably crawled from Your crow's nest hair. -- I saw you last week In your silver convertible, Fly away's tied down 'neath Oscar de la Something, (Or another) With cherry red lips, A silk blouse that slipped, Flirtingly from your Shimmering, bronzed Shoulders, Beauty on your lips, Beauty in your hair, Beauty spilled Right 'cross your face, Beauty in your poise, Even in your toys, Wait - Beauty? Had my wide eyes deceived me? I found an old snapshot From your date night out - The night you should've been Watching me, And saw, With my two, The you that I knew, 'cept, actually, You looked Just the same - Though, your wild hair, Now tamed - Plus a wrinkle and Maybe a gray.
Children see spirit, before they see beauty. © 2011 Elephants & Coyotes
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Aug 2, 2011
Aug 2, 2011 at 3:18 PM UTC
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