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All that time I spent with Ana
Could have been with you.
I could have learned just what you liked
And what you disliked, too.
We could have taken long, long walks
And dreamed both big and small.
We could have sat upon a hill
And said nothing at all.
Instead, I chose to wrap myself
In Ana’s cold embrace.
I told myself she understood […]
As of this morning, here’s how our “For Keeps” contest winners ranked:
Entry #2 by abigail: 2 comments + 2 votes = 4
Entry #3 by The Perfect Neurotic: 1 comment + 3 votes = 4
Entry #1 by Susan: 3 comments + 2 votes = 5
Entry #4 by Aerin Bender-Stone: 5 comments + 4 votes = 9
Congratulations, […]
Reason and Logic in the Mirror
by Aerin Bender-Stone
A zit?
Well.
I’d have a flawless complexion if I just drank enough water -
- oh, and ate fewer oily foods. I am my mother’s daughter.
Like hers, my tummy pooch glorifies the children it’s proudly borne.
And yeah, after breastfeeding, my breasts are saggy and worn.
My thighs could probably be more […]
I know, I know. It seems daunting to write a poem.
But isn’t an autographed copy of the book “For Keeps” worth it?
Hey, I thought so… therefore, I “entered” my own “For Keeps” contest (entry #0… it doesn’t count, but was really interesting to tackle.)
Three other budding poets have also sent me their poetry, and their pieces […]
“Where is Victory?”
by abigail
To have and know peace
is to have had and known war.
A time before the hatred crept in
I resided as a beautiful human being.
Now i am a woman before all else.
i am frantic–what do women do?
My inner instincts aren’t to be trusted
And i begin to to fill others expectations.
I wasn’t so engaged at […]
Feeling the weight of my years
by Susan
I feel the weight of 50+ years of comments:
“She looks just like her grandmother!”
“She’s so tiny — she couldn’t know how to read yet!”
“There goes ol’ Skinny-Legs! Guinter the Splinter!”
At 12, from a boy as he broke up with me:
“You’ll never have children — you don’t have any breasts.”
At […]
Okay, so this entry isn’t going to count, so it doesn’t really have a number. But, hey, I have to kick off the Breaking the Mirror “For Keeps” contest somehow! So here goes nothing…
My attempt at a body image related haiku:
My body bends
Society’s expectations
Erase my hunger
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