photo/ Tess Kincaid/ Magpie Tales
Thanks, Tess, for this enigmatic photo..for MAG #70...
GRADUATION
I know why you're buying this.
I know it's not for my virginal looks,
a purity left on the snapshot,
tempered by innocence,
enforced by whispers.
But the photo will go,
soon to be slipped
from under the glass,
removed, and I know
you'll toss it into the trash
and it will land face down
next to the orange peel,
that the cat will sniff
and maybe paw.
I know the treasure
is the fine beadwork
that I stretched around the edge,
red to match my hair.
My day of delight,
youth and splendor
was even then slipping away.
I know,
but $1.99 is still $1.99.
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