this is what i wear

6.3.2007 (3)

 

this is what I wear

            a polka dot party dress

            to my best friends party

            there are dozens of toys

            wrapped in shiny paper

            tied up tightly in bows

 

this is what I wear

            green camo pants

            entrenched, layered up to my hips

            in a thick mud

            I feel stuck in this war of wanton kings

            whose battles serve pockets

            in pants other than my own

 

this is what I wear

            smooth creamy peanut butter

            cold clammy grape jam

            spread across my two inner faces

            with a knife meant for butter

 

this is what I wear

            powdered makeup

            prissied and molded in mirrors

            dressed for a day in the market

            a market of men

            and we’re plum out of peaches

 

 

 

 

Kevin M. Reader

Reviews

[aponijose]

And so the celebration goes on...this is what i wear -a daytona florida t-shirtover arms that have never been to floridaand whatever is left of an old Jimi Hendrix,afterglow, yes, and second hand smoke.this while i sing to youhold me, hold me, hold me(holds up the roses)I love being human. And it seems to me - and I do say this under the faintest of light - that so do you.So here's to your writing...

[Jillian Alexis (has bee..]

this piece is different, its unigue and i like that. i dont think i've ever read a poem like this. very well done! ps. im excited for your book to get here! haha

[Raef C. Boylan]

The sandwich stanza adds intrigue to this; one inanimate object (unless the other three are all told from the view of mannequins?) amongst the others.
I enjoyed reading this; like many others here, i think it's a bit different and liked it for that.
It could go on forever, of course, but i think you halted it at a nice point; leaving us with just a glimpse into four existences.

"whose battles serve pockets in pants other than my own
in pants other than my own" - is the repetition deliberate, or a typo? If deliberate, i'm curious as to what it implies - pounding the fact home, or emphasise the speaker's sudden realisation of it, or...?

This is great Kevin.
Thanks for sharing it.

p.s. I like the layout too; it works well.

[Jessica L Auster]

I like how you styled this. very well done.

[Heavyhearted]

this poem really captured me and it wouldn't let go. i don't know if i got it right but i see that as an honeest expressions of ur own colors with no fears or boundaries. i love the structure and the imagery. makes me look at the atmosphere you created differently than i would have seen it in reality.

[Sweet Addictions Is Stu..]

I have to agree with everyone else here and say this is very unique.
I love how you always find a new way to write about an old subject.
Now that is truly great writing.
-S.A.

[Natalie Anne]

I liked it. It was different. You have a good imagry of words.
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[Chloe..Across the Unive..]

This is very unique.. different..I like the poem, im not sure what this means i think i know but then again

this is what I wear
smooth creamy peanut butter
cold clammy grape jam
spread across my two inner faces
with a knife meant for butter

Two inner faces..

Good job.

Chloe
xoxo

[revolution9]

This poem is very unique. It is quite refreshing compared to the other things I have read lately. This is beautiful picture you paint here of being human. You do a wonderful job comparing human aspects to human actions.

I also like the comparison between feel-good things and relatively morbid things.

Great write! Thanks for sharing this with me!
:)

[Jeff "jazzman"..]

Kevin you always seem to come up with an interesting and unique piece of poetry. I really enjoyed this piece...Well doe!