Sunday, January 10, 2010

Poetry Slam...Camouflage


" You know the type.

Eyes cast downward

like a closed umbrella~



tatoos, flashy clothes, red lips

and hair so black it's electric blue.



As soon as she opens her mouth to speak

you feel her pain.

Searing, white-hot.

And only then do you understand

her need for camouflage.
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8 comments:

  1. CateJanuary 10, 2010 at 6:53 PM

    oh, i love this...i recognize her...i do, i do!

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  2. kjJanuary 10, 2010 at 7:18 PM

    this sizzles.

    lo! 'eyes cast downward like a closed umbrella', 'hair so black it's electric blue'.
    you've got to be kidding--this is so very pretty damn good. :)

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  3. Debra KayJanuary 10, 2010 at 9:44 PM

    This is my favorite one-image and poem. I can relate to this lady, even though I don't sizzle.

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  4. marianneJanuary 10, 2010 at 9:53 PM

    This is truely beautiful!!!!

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  5. MarionJanuary 11, 2010 at 5:27 AM

    Wow! I know someone exactly like this. This is so, so good! Thank you...

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  6. studio loloJanuary 11, 2010 at 5:30 AM

    Thanks everyone! With KJ's nudging, I became a five-minute poet ;)

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  7. sukipoetJanuary 11, 2010 at 7:21 AM

    this is great. I love the illustration and poem together.

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  8. Annie JeffriesJanuary 11, 2010 at 10:37 AM

    Whoa. Lolo. You so have to see this.
    http://inmidreamz.blogspot.com/2008/04/writers-island-outrageous.html

    Could not believe your drawing when I saw it.

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