Daddy, daddy, she was born
but flawless?
daddy, am i flawless?
only on the inside you say
and your eyes turn downward
away from new skin
born clean as a whitewashed fence
clean like blackboard punishment
clean like the clergy, (ha!)
and what about the outside then
a beaut, they say, a beaut but in the rough
just wait 'til the glint comes in
just wait for the coal-crusher,
fossil maker,
putrifier
a stallion to break her
just wait 'til the breasts perk
wilted white lilies
leavened dough rising
sunrise and heaven sings
my angels have brilliant eyes
the color of sparrows
the color of deep deep ice
a kingdom to ride her
just wait 'til the earth
shakes hips loose like rattlesnakes
hourglass swells like toxin
and flawless, flawless, yes!
we love it
the blank canvas
steel waiting for rivets
we paint with imperfection
insecurity
bruise with opinion
judgement
a look of scorn,
and then
inside she is rusty
a spider cavern
carnival wheeled field mice
pit-bull playground
where daddy sits, complacent
where kingdom lies
where stallion cries
ah, we see her
plump and the dogs bite
greedy fuckers
they want the angel eyes
orbs of heaven
devil dogs
i hope they choke
chew marks, bite scars
down to bone
they like it
i am dessert, and
the world is hungry.
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