Pensive Without Robust Affect

She is pensive without robust affect
Her skin is placid, her hair nondescript
the artist either did not know her well or….
did not like her much.

She looks almost disgusted
With life? With the world? With a husband?
Difficult to say
but easy to see on her face
Copyright © | Year Posted 2023

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