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jenakajoffer
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this face, a full moon
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owning my reflection;
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meatballs
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and dumplings smothered
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in gumdrop tears.
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blue, concave lenses
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add ten;
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society's camera adds
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twenty more
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weighless pounds of
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worthless.
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mirror, mirror
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what was I thinking?
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this breadbox bottom rolls by--
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promise,
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only to stare in the dark
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and I won't swallow my knuckles.
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forgive me
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if these sausages
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grease your hair,
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I'm sorry--
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the dough in my mouth
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gags me;
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what a pity I
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can’t laugh with you,
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are there any other jokes
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besides me?
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the mirror lies.
beauty found inside,
lasts a lifetime
(thank you).
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14 Mar 07 |
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eh. some good ideas, but don't have a real good sense of the N. underdeveloped but better than most of the trash on this site.
— unknown
fair enough, but what's the "N"??
Jen-
— jenakajoffer
hell, that's pretty good. mirrors can be a bitch.
:/
— unknown
I read this elsewhere, but no, it didn't come through in the email.
If I go back to 'elsewhere' will I find the original? There were parts of the other that I really liked - I think you edited them out.
Stay you.
Sam
— unknown
yes, you'd find it elsewhere. funny you should say, "stay you", someone gave me editing assistance with this version. still finding who "you" is, so
thank you,
Jen-
— jenakajoffer
I love it. I love the flow, the subject matter and the honesty that permeates the poem. Yes, Jenn, "Stay you." Love, Starr
— starr
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