I cannot live on a size zero brain;
hearing about your hair and your friends,
and how they daily let you down.
I need the meat of brain, meat of body,
the meat of words and ideas,
the meat Goya and Boucher,
of Kant and Descartes.
The hollowness of your shadowed eyes
and practiced posturing
causes my belly to gripe and ache.
Where do I sink my teeth?
Where do I sink my body, my mind?
Where do I find you behind the shallow pretense?
Mag 206
Copyright © 2014 SK Waller
Ouch. :D It's true. I have never been with someone that slender.
ReplyDeleteSink your teeth into the weight of my anticipation..
ReplyDeleteAnorexic intellect is a turn-off for sure. Exquisitely written!
ReplyDeleteWhat a fantastic take on this provocative Magpie
ReplyDeleteI love it when you get all pissed off. Some of your most inspired writing comes from that.
ReplyDeleteExcellent!
ReplyDeletesubstance wins over appearance;
ReplyDeletemais oui.
Yes, a little meat on the bones would not go astray, but sinking in the teeth? Cannibalism is illegal... I think. Good stuff.
ReplyDeleteA very genuine voice laced in originality.
ReplyDeleteYou are making me mighty glad I am not skin and bones, I have a brain and I care about others. Great poetry, great!
ReplyDeleteThis takes a bite out of the Hollywood idea of beauty with teeth of truth...love it!!
ReplyDeleteSeems a clear cut case of consciously staying on the cutting edge of evolutionary thought, thinking in Triads rather than Binary , as just about every image and meme directed our way is presently encouraging us to do ...all the hallmarks of a dying civilisation .....
ReplyDeleteOh yes, she is rather emaciated. Your poem is great.
ReplyDeleteI really appreciate all of your comments. Thanks so much for taking the time. It means a lot!
ReplyDeletereminds me of thos "Twiggy" models! well done!
ReplyDeleteInteresting take and a real issue in
ReplyDeletesociety today the desire to be ultra thin.
I agree totally with your sentiments, especially if I was a man!
ReplyDeleteA great poem, I forgot to say!
ReplyDeletethis is such a refreshing read!
ReplyDeletethe meat and brain...i need that too! sadly, it seems to be partially missing from society :/
stacy lynn mar
http://warningthestars.blogspot.com/
Seems she has fallen dor the allure of the sallow, callow , crystaline reptile brain ....
ReplyDeleteYou have captured well the drama of many of the female youth of today. I often wonder when that "pouty" look became the norm for so many young girls, I don't see the appeal myself. "Where do I find you behind the shallow pretense?" Indeed!
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