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:
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.
You always know to dig deeper than appearances, even in the face of absurdity!
oh yeah- when I look back I cannot believe what I once thought!
Hindsight is a wonderful thing?! :)
Sharp, tangy, beautifully wrought.
Hi Brian-
Thanks..all old styles seem cringe-worthy, except maybe Chanel..
Hi Rick-
Interesting...thanks! Maybe it's mostly absurdity, as you say!
Hi Catfish-
You're so right...thanks!! Don't look back!
Hi Kathe W -
I know...we should only look at pics of us up to the age of 10..thanks!
Hi Jinksy-
So true, all that acquired wisdom! Thanks...
Hi Berowne-
Thank you..it was such a funny pic..couldn't resist it!
Ahh, the mind of our youth. At least she was oblvious and free.
Hey trendy- ? yikes, fun though! thanks.
I like your take -- liberation from appearance.
don't we all have a photo like that
Sometimes I wish I had something like that to hide in.
but at the time it was all so new and fun!
... '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!!
Hi Paige M-
Thanks and welcome...I guess we all go through this!
Hi izzy-
Yes, fun is good!! Thanks!
Hi Theresa-
I'm not yet liberated, just under wraps! Thanks...
Hi Emma-
So many photos that must not be seen!! Ha...thank you...
Hi Laurie-
Just get an xtra large turtle neck and crawl right in! Thanks..
Hi Rene-
That's what style is all about...thank you...
Hi Helen-
OMG! The albums! Thanks for reminding me!
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.
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
Is this a sequel to last week's verse? Choosing warmth over allure...
Oh so vulnerable. We have these moments but very few can claim it and throw it back as poetry. Love you!
Hi Kat-
A genius, subtle or otherwise..highest praise ever!! Found again, what a world!!..more than thanks...
Hi Kutamun-
So many delusions..and we call it style..thanks so much!
Hi ~T~
How interesting..I guess we just sort of flow along, it's all us! Thank you, so astute..
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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