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May 9
by Meghan HelmichThursday you got the purple roses
which is just fine.
No one was home to take off the wrapper
or make you ashamed of being a woman
who speaks in tears.
You say such wonderful things
as they steam down your face. 05/10/2012 Posted on 05/10/2012
Copyright © 2025 Meghan Helmich
| Member Comments on this Poem |
| Posted by Rob Littler on 05/11/12 at 02:22 AM The old idea of a picture being worth a thousand words may be worth more here...yes, maybe more. The shame the speaker mentions hits me in the face as a masculine fist...but that is the mescaline talking.... |
| Posted by Gabriel Ricard on 05/11/12 at 04:18 AM Perfect last two lines. Brilliant. |
| Posted by Kristina Woodhill on 05/12/12 at 03:38 AM I'm with Gabriel - those last two lines are just magic. |
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