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Patricia Gibson-Williams Poem
a woman's pain is to hate each other
a woman's pain is to look in the tabloids
"she's skinny, but she has no brains"
"she's pretty, but no way will she get out of THIS scandal"
"oh god, what is she on the cover for this time"
Brittany
Lindsay
Paris
Mary-Kate and Ashley
bombshell blondes who will take off their top for the right price
disgusting
i say, knowing i would do the same
shameful, that will never happen to me
i say, praying every night that it will
Copyright © Patricia Gibson-Williams | Year Posted 2024
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Patricia Gibson-Williams Poem
oh but i know, sir
i know that this is what you want
what you want to see
oh but i understand, sir
me, crumbled on the ground,
fighting for a life you don't value
it gives you a nice rush
doesn't it?
oh i see you, sir
all of you
crowded in movie theaters to see me shatter on the silver screen
reading the magazines with my mugshot in the grocery line
i know, i understand, i see
i wish you would do the same for me
sir,
take a look
past the blood and bruise
see the love
the joy
the rush you will break me apart just to find
but before you shatter me
is my wholeness not a story worth telling?
Copyright © Patricia Gibson-Williams | Year Posted 2024
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Patricia Gibson-Williams Poem
Prima Facie
adjective
based on the first impression; accepted as correct until proved otherwise.
so i accept
what choice do I have
i'm such a big fan
i love you so much
you are pure art
so i look past the downward glance of your eyes
Prima Facie
adverb
on the first impression
at first
i thought you were beautiful
but it's not
you're not
per se
it's just that you prefer the pain of others
because guilt is a solid replacement for anguish
you like to see me get hit
get struck down
because you can offer a hand down to me
but i cannot climb up to you
and i'm sorry
if my deadweight was too heavy
when you gripped my body after striking me down
Copyright © Patricia Gibson-Williams | Year Posted 2024
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