Two Diverse Sisters

Give me beauty she said.
My intelligence smirked, thinking her silly.
Give me pretty hair, she hollered.
My ancestral soul gave a growl and a bark.

Give me a man, she added.
I was on the ground now, feet in the air, kicking wildly.
Laughing my guts out, knowing I needed one of those
Like a bird needs an enema.

Give me a pretty face she yelled.
My hazel eyes rolled.
Give me dendrites I thought; and lots of them.
Give me intelligence and imagination and more of me.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2021

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Hankins Avatar
November 5, 2021 at 7:34 PM
Hmmm...sorry, but I'm having a bit of a problem getting past "Like a bird needs an enema." What a phrase; what an image that conjures up! LOL. Interesting how two children can grow up in the same environment and turn out so differently.
Hankins Avatar
November 6, 2021 at 8:28 PM
I know, and that's central to my amazement that you turned "out so differently!"
Krutsinger Avatar
November 6, 2021 at 3:44 PM
We are IDENTICAL TWINS!
Hawkins Avatar
November 5, 2021 at 5:17 PM
dendrites.....and on one of those branches give me integrity, compassion and common sense
Krutsinger Avatar
November 6, 2021 at 3:44 PM
Yes for sure!
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