Panties

pink strings of elastic stretch 
before me as I pull them 
out of my panties
are they there, are they plastic; 
I wonder as my waist line loosens
I remember I am wearing underwear 
that has nothing to do with 
how easy they are to pull off
or how easy it is for someone to think
that they can reach in 
when it is impossible 
but yet I forget
maybe I want to and maybe not yet

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Lyra Pendragon

Date: 6/7/2019 12:45:00 PM

Thank you Faith, I was playing a lot with enjambment in this one.

Faith Ellen Lam

Date: 6/7/2019 11:46:00 AM

The lack of line breaks really works to your advantage in this short poem. The first "sentence" is particularly evocative because of the run of "my's". Good job!