Sunday, January 13, 2013

MAGPIE...Prompt #151


                                                    Body Sock/ image/ Tess Kincaid


Thanks to Tess at Magpie Tales...


COVER UP

Once and for all
the farce of my attachment
to a notion of beauty
is exposed
as the entrapment
of conceit itself.

What was I thinking
so many years ago
with that
outburst of allure?

An old image,
smile and say cheese,
proves me a fool.

Nothing speaks
the truth of absurdity
like the shape
of my appearance,

my mind's eye now
rolling with derision
at "how could I"?


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33 comments:

Brian Miller said...

ha...it made me think of all the things that were once cool....parachute pants....jams....whatever....oy....sometimes you just have to look back and cringe...smiles.

R. Burnett Baker said...

You always know to dig deeper than appearances, even in the face of absurdity!

Kathe W. said...

oh yeah- when I look back I cannot believe what I once thought!

Jinksy said...

Hindsight is a wonderful thing?! :)

Berowne said...

Sharp, tangy, beautifully wrought.

Lyn said...

Hi Brian-
Thanks..all old styles seem cringe-worthy, except maybe Chanel..

Lyn said...

Hi Rick-
Interesting...thanks! Maybe it's mostly absurdity, as you say!

Lyn said...

Hi Catfish-
You're so right...thanks!! Don't look back!

Lyn said...

Hi Kathe W -
I know...we should only look at pics of us up to the age of 10..thanks!

Lyn said...

Hi Jinksy-
So true, all that acquired wisdom! Thanks...

Lyn said...

Hi Berowne-
Thank you..it was such a funny pic..couldn't resist it!

Anonymous said...

Ahh, the mind of our youth. At least she was oblvious and free.

izzy said...

Hey trendy- ? yikes, fun though! thanks.

Theresa Milstein said...

I like your take -- liberation from appearance.

LLM Calling said...

don't we all have a photo like that

Laurie Kolp said...

Sometimes I wish I had something like that to hide in.

Unknown said...

but at the time it was all so new and fun!

Helen said...

... 'nothing speaks the truth of absurdity like the shape of my appearance' ... I've hidden all the old albums ~ to be unearthed after I'm gone. This is a great Mag!!

Lyn said...

Hi Paige M-
Thanks and welcome...I guess we all go through this!

Lyn said...

Hi izzy-
Yes, fun is good!! Thanks!

Lyn said...

Hi Theresa-
I'm not yet liberated, just under wraps! Thanks...

Lyn said...

Hi Emma-
So many photos that must not be seen!! Ha...thank you...

Lyn said...

Hi Laurie-
Just get an xtra large turtle neck and crawl right in! Thanks..

Lyn said...

Hi Rene-
That's what style is all about...thank you...

Lyn said...

Hi Helen-
OMG! The albums! Thanks for reminding me!

Kat Mortensen said...

Your word choices are always excellent! And then again, the way you can so effortlessly capture what we all think is just a tribute to your subtle genius.

Silent Otto said...

Amazing hiw you were able to attach it to some inner force of yours, an old delusion , makes it all the more powerful when someone is this open and brave ! . Good on ya

~T~ said...

Is this a sequel to last week's verse? Choosing warmth over allure...

Dori said...

Oh so vulnerable. We have these moments but very few can claim it and throw it back as poetry. Love you!

Lyn said...

Hi Kat-
A genius, subtle or otherwise..highest praise ever!! Found again, what a world!!..more than thanks...

Lyn said...

Hi Kutamun-
So many delusions..and we call it style..thanks so much!

Lyn said...

Hi ~T~
How interesting..I guess we just sort of flow along, it's all us! Thank you, so astute..

Lyn said...

Hi Dori-
You know it all so well... glad I can find the words to describe every nook and cranny..Thank you so much, m'dear.

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