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...

[Robert Luna]

Very interesting style of writing here. I liked the set up and deliver of the lines. The flow was tight and the image that I got almost was a woman going through stages of her life and explaining through the style of expression she was involved or caught in.

Great Job!!!

[Beautiful Chaos]

this is different poem, but i like it.
I think you've captured the visions of a couple different things, and described them,
so that the way they look almost tells you their story.
sweet write :]