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Sandpiper
Senior Member
since 2002-06-15
Posts 738
land of flora and fauna

0 posted 2002-12-11 08:41 PM



her grace flows
on personal trainer legs--
a blonde silkscreen perfection
right down to the tips
of her very-berry nails;
she is,
the heirloom Christmas ornament
dangling from Big Daddy's arm,
catcher of the green
as it drips from fat pockets
just below his spare tire;
her voice is
the fountain of youth
exhaling sweet nothings
through pastel-pout lips
into hairy old man ears

he
displays the coveted trophy
prancing like a
Triple Crown winner--
wondering
just how much lust
and
how many
little blue pill fantasies
his heart can stand

and the Little Woman?
(three kids and twenty-five years later)
spends her time
in the company of
country club empty
and
blank social faces--

all the while
dreaming, dreaming, dreaming
that she is just a
lift, implant,
and
tummy-tuck away
from being
the love of his life
once again

she does not know
she has become
invisible

"And it was at that age...Poetry arrived in search of me...And something started in my soul."
Pablo Neruda

© Copyright 2002 K. Addison Elliott - All Rights Reserved
ThisDiamond
Member Rara Avis
since 2002-02-22
Posts 9353
Michigan, USA
1 posted 2002-12-11 09:11 PM


This aches in my heart my friend.  
Well written...and all too real. ThisDiamond

inkedgoddess
Member Rara Avis
since 2002-11-19
Posts 7392
Ohio
2 posted 2002-12-11 10:13 PM



this woman needs to , find her own boytoy,......
and throw that cheating beast out of her life
not worry about if shes not beautiful enough
for him

inkedgoddess
Member Rara Avis
since 2002-11-19
Posts 7392
Ohio
3 posted 2002-12-11 10:15 PM


also, i am tired of woman feeling like victims
of cheating men,
i say, stop crying, go on with your own life,
and shove it in his face

ahhhhhhhhh..........just took a deep cleansing breath, sorry for the rage.......

Cpat Hair
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Member Patricius
since 2001-06-05
Posts 11793

4 posted 2002-12-11 10:55 PM


(Keeping a look out for the inked lady)


It is a shame that men and WOMEN view youth as the only thing or the more attractive thing in others. I've lived long enough now to know there is nothing to replace what is inside the person...

Painful write... but well done.

fishop
Member
since 2002-09-13
Posts 79
ohio
5 posted 2002-12-11 11:02 PM


Not much to add to the above, except maybe "fantastically well done"  great write
passing shadows
Member Empyrean
since 1999-08-26
Posts 45577
displaced
6 posted 2002-12-14 03:55 AM


how sad...
Rusty
Junior Member
since 2002-12-14
Posts 18

7 posted 2002-12-14 10:25 AM


Hey girl. You have artfully discribed a much too often tragedy. Your discriptive pharses are once again, excellent

Rusty

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