Confessions Of A Laundry Goddess: A Wish to Be Barbie

Wednesday, September 28, 2011

A Wish to Be Barbie

I wished to be Barbie

with her perfect face

and her perfect skin

until I looked in the mirror

and saw that expression

had been carved from my face,

and I was left with a plastic

immovable grin.

©Susie Clevenger 2011

http://poetryblogroll.blogspot.com/2011/09/midnight-snack-004.html

5 comments:

Kalyan said...: nicely crafted lines...lovely words!; September 28, 2011 at 12:03 PM
Ed Pilolla said...: ahhh. this is slightly unnerving:) but well done for sure.; September 28, 2011 at 1:34 PM
The Unknowngnome said...: The usage of "carved" captures the whole process. Nice.; September 28, 2011 at 11:09 PM
JaLpArI - tHe MeRmAiD said...: not always...
not always susie...; September 29, 2011 at 5:07 AM
Poetry and Icecream said...: Love the last line :); October 4, 2011 at 7:45 AM

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