toy doodle
I …
drew your face
with an Etch-A-Sketch
it took me hours … maybe six
maybe even eight
cuz every line had to be done a hundred times
over-and-over until just right
adding one unto another
from shape to jawline to ears to lips …
and getting that sparkle -
the final dots of light in the gaze that brought
‘life’ to the entire portrait
twisting those god-forsaken toy knobs with just
the correct amount of coordination to
capture your essence …
especially the curve of your cheek
the slope of your nose
the lazy arch of that divine mouth
and the angelic contour of your eyes
every aspect had to be just SO
and it took … forever!
but I had held and kissed that face so many
times - studied its every aspect
adored each unique feature
and lost senses time and time again to
its exquisite form and beauty
so there was no WAY I was going to
accept any result that came up even a bit short
no freaking way!
and I didn’t …
because my final result was … perfect
it … was … YOU
so much ‘you’ that even a photo would
have been a compromise
right down to the shimmer of
spirit in your eyes …
I had exceeded my own expectations
and it took my breath … literally
just like the first time I ever saw you
or when I first held your hand
like when we had our very first kiss
or when we first made love
and every amazing time thereafter …
it was so much ‘you’ that
it broke my heart … all over again
and that break filled my eyes
wet my cheeks
dripped from my chin
and smeared the screen of
that silly machine
as I picked it up and shook
that portrait …
to oblivion.
~ POETRY AGAINST POVERTY ~
( photographic art created copyright-free by the author with Gemini AI / Meta AI software )
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