posting poetic prose
05 Apr 2020 3 Comments
in chant poem, Uncategorized Tags: coronavirus, face, mask, social distancing, touch, wash
flatten the coronavirus curve
do not touch your face
practice safe social distancing
free clip art
DO not touch your face
wash hands for twenty seconds
do NOT touch your face
wipe down all smooth surfaces
do not TOUCH your face
wear sterile gloves, N95 mask
do not touch YOUR face
what if eyeballs and teeth itch?
do not touch your FACE!
14 Jan 2019 21 Comments
in quadrille Tags: changelings, chest, face, identity, mask, mousse, youth
we pull on a mask
or put on the face
true identity, you ask?
hidden without trace
surgery can reduce
or augment one’s chest
we wax, tan, and mousse
to look (expensive) best
switch your gender
buy youth extender
monied culture of pretender
ch-ch-ch-changelings!
Join De at dVerse…for a change
16 Apr 2014 2 Comments
in Uncategorized Tags: addiction, chains, mask
photo from Phyllis Galembo’s “Maske” collection shared with d’VersePoets
temptation wears
a lovely face but her
henchman snarls…
it’s frightful how easy
we can be chained:
in foolish company
an unwise choice
becomes a bad habit
grows in power to
dominate life until
it’s unrecognizable
hidden behind a mask
of pain and regret.
a poem in my pocket 
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