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Open Poetry #48

5 o'clock Window

crosscountry83
Member

since 2009-07-30

Posts 345

0 posted 2013-08-25 12:23 PM

Walking down the street,
I see an ordinary:

broad shoulders
hard jawline
flat chest
rutted abs
5 o'clock shadow.

I pass a window
and see a foreign:

wide birthing hips
small nose
slim wrists
round face
prominent chest.

my worst nightmare every morning
when I feel sick and throw up
just from my reflection.

Trapped in a body that
I refuse to believe is mine.
Can't live with it,
can't live without it.

Every second
of every minute
of every day
is a marathon,
a waiting game.
watch me hit the wall.

Only 1095 marathons left.
and no retries for
a body I can call my own.

Doitrightoryou'llbesorry

JerryPat2
Member Laureate

since 2011-02-06

Posts 16975
South Louisiana

1 posted 2013-08-25 10:47 AM

Heh.Heh Interesting introspective, CC. The juxtaposition of the "broad shoulders," and the "wide birthing hips" is a WoW! in my opinion. Liked the unorthodoxy of the poem.

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Lori Grosser Rhoden
Member Patricius

since 2009-10-10

Posts 10202
Fair to middlin' of nowhere

2 posted 2013-08-25 02:59 PM

Incredible! The more I read it, the deeper it gets...Very well done!

Lori

crosscountry83
Member

since 2009-07-30

Posts 345

3 posted 2013-09-02 05:20 PM

Thank you for commenting and reading!

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