The Fingerprint of Your Voice

I was nothing but white paper
until you took your pen
across my face.

How loudly I speak now
with the fingerprint of your voice.

My ink lips protest your dismay
at not finding the right shoes.

When I first saw your shadow
upon me I believed
there would be something
profound recorded on
my virgin surface,
a sonnet, a cinquain, an epistle.

Now I wish to curl up
 in a wrinkled ball.
My dream
of fame
 reduced
to selfish
 ramblings
 of a fashion
 deprived
 Twit!

©Susie Clevenger 2012


Real Toads Challenge: Write a futuristic poem
Not sure I met the challenge but I had fun.  :)

Comments

Ed Pilolla said…
haha:) a little of a surprise ending. i liked it.
Ben Ditty said…
I had fun time traveling with you ;-)
Brian Miller said…
the desire to curl up in the end says much...though i imagine you still might find fame in your verse...smiles.
Susie Clevenger said…
Thanks Ben..never know where I will go mentally, space, time... :)
Susie Clevenger said…
Thank you Brian...I was feeling "Snarky" to use Lolamouse's expression
Mary said…
I too liked the ending; but I also have to say you can't force those sonnets or cinquains. Some people just don't inspire them! (Smile)
Janet Martin said…
LOVE it!...and the interview. Thank-you:) You are quite a girl!!!
Laurie Kolp said…
Perfectly futuristic... I love it, Susie... especially the first two verses.
Teresa said…
I love the playfulness mixed with the serious treatment given the topic.
Fireblossom said…
Ha! Oh I hate it when the page talks back like that; everyone's a critic!
Kay L. Davies said…
Oh yes, we need more of these, Susie, looking at the poetry process from a different point of view. Love it!
K
Susie Clevenger said…
Thanks Laurie..I was hoping it was at least close to the form
Susie Clevenger said…
Shay...I hate it when the page doesn't say what I want :)
Hannah Pratt said…
It is three in the morning and I am reading poetry and this made me feel like I just had a shoe hurdled at me.
Also, I am now really glad that I didn't write the post I was going to about shoes :)
Susie Clevenger said…
Hannah...I am a shoe hypocrite...lol
Kerry O'Connor said…
This cuts deeply beneath the surface of the psyche and deserves recognition as a very fine piece of poetry.
Beyond Horizon said…
The right shoes!! definitely.
elegant piece...


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Margaret said…
Hopes of making a profound change dashed! ha ha love this.
Wander said…
I like how this progressed, not seeing the prompt untill the end I was enjoying what I thought was female symbology then....Good poem Susie