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hands

by Kalikala Smith

I have nothing else to give to you
but a hand worn by years
of pretending to be happy.
The callouses are for you too,
the roughness, the faded yellow,
against pale pink skin.
And if you want
you can even have the brittle nails
chipped, uneven.
I may seem generous,
to offer all these things,
but after all, it is just a hand,
and yes my love,
the hand belongs to me.

02/14/2005

Posted on 02/14/2005
Copyright © 2024 Kalikala Smith

Member Comments on this Poem
Posted by Fredrich Mohre on 04/06/05 at 04:23 PM

a well thought poem Ms. K, I really likes the shortness and your ability to put so much in so few lines..take care fred M.

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