Vanity

VANITY

Where’s my lipstick?
once pert breasts sag beneath 
the hospital gown

Where’s my lipstick?
color runs into the rivulets
of wrinkles in the upper lip

Where’s my lipstick?
coloring outside the lines
she resembles a clown instead
of the beauty she once was

Where’s my lipstick?
pleading eyes beg that all 
will be well
hand shakes as she reaches
for her daughter
where’s my lipstick?
Copyright © | Year Posted 2017

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Allison Avatar
May 21, 2017 at 10:30 AM
Such a touching poem Trisha I had a huge lump in my throat by the end of the poem:-( I love the impact of the repeated line:-) hugs Jan xx
Kinch  Avatar
May 6, 2017 at 12:06 PM
A poignant write Trisha
Sugarek Avatar
May 6, 2017 at 1:57 PM
thank you, Elizabeth. A distant, vague memory of my mother.... Sigh
Pigeon Tart Avatar
May 6, 2017 at 8:11 AM
This touches me deeply. 7 xomo
Sugarek Avatar
May 6, 2017 at 9:37 AM
thank you, Maureen. xxoo
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