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Oh � to mar the page.

 

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Mark Pearce (c) 2009

 

 

                            Damn you

                            Paper.

                            Damn you.

 

                            White.

                            Upon white.

                            Upon white.

 

                            Crisp

                            And pristine.

                            Fair and

                            Unblemished.

 

                            Go out and

                            Get yourself dirty,

                            Will ya’?

 

                            Get a tattoo.

 

                            An urge is building

                            To level

                            Strikeovers

                            Across your barren face –

 

                            To inflict you with

                            Re-dos, and

                            Cross outs and

                            Eraser marks

                            That might

                            Wear you through

                            In places.

 

                            Deal with it.

 

                            I want your

                            Wrinkles and bruises

                            To show.

 

                            Fingerprints. 

                            Sticky fingerprints

                            And smudges too.

                            I want them all

                            Upon your field

                            With a careless spill,

                            A tear stain and spittle

                            Pocking that

                            Shiny white bright.

 

                            Think of yourself

                            Differently, from now on.

 

                            You’re not some

                            Precious heirloom

                            To be primped,

                            Coiffed,

                            And locked away.

 

                            You’re a warrior.

                            And this is a bloody business.

                    

                            Damn you paper.

                            Damn you.

 

                            And you sit there.

                            Virginal.

                            With so little to say.

 

Author's Note

It's difficult to explain this exactly.

Reviews

[Emily B]

oh, I can't imagine how I missed this . . . didn't see a notification for it.

Wonderful. Vibrant and messy and creative and large.

[Babbette Francis]

If you wrote this to beat writers block, you've done a remarkable job.
Regardless the reason, you've done a remarkable Job ; )

[Touché Armada]

"It's difficult to explain this exactly."

Really?

Who cares, its my monthly favorite now, god I laughed .. Thanks

[M. D. Soleil]

The only word I can say to this is: Precisely. :)