Did You See Her Walking?

i was disappointed she wasn't a private person
her smile was crooked and she took residence in my thought

She doesn't read poems or books
Only mirrors,programs, and columns...for her looks

I wish I never would have known her better
reality's a romantic's foe
like the fits of anger thrown by Bukowski or the dark and dank images formed by words of Poe
'Twas Harshly she spoke

She was a hedonist but not a libertine
She was ignorant and barely clean
eyes glued to magazine i wish i never knew this fiend
Copyright © | Year Posted 2010

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Palli Avatar
February 16, 2010 at 1:46 PM
very interesting write
Devonshire Avatar
February 12, 2010 at 7:04 PM
She sounds quite vain, Kalonji, and I like the way you describe "reality's a romantic's foe." Very true! We tend to see people in the way we want them to be, but as we get to know them, the fantasy dies. Very nice work! Love, Carolyn
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