The footprint of this place
is a freshly razored face.
Mother Earth’s been ‘beautified.’
trees, grass, roots, shrubs,
stubble shaved from the chin,
neck and face smooth.
Underneath this house.
The whiskers have been shaved
she’s dolled up
But in gruff’s stead
there’s a wart on her face
A fossilized, mortared blackhead.
Oct 14, 2010
Oct 14, 2010 at 3:11 PM UTC
The footprint of this place
is a freshly razored face.
Mother Earth’s been ‘beautified.’
trees, grass, roots, shrubs,
stubble shaved from the chin,
neck and face smooth.
Underneath this house.
The whiskers have been shaved
she’s dolled up
But in gruff’s stead
there’s a wart on her face
A fossilized, mortared blackhead.
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