Sausage curls in her hair,
Brushing at her shoulders as she looks away,
Head tipped into the air,
Toes curled in brown boots,
Her wild southern talk,
A mouth so crude and unkindly,
Frames hours of love walks,
Independence thrown away for love
The sweetest strawberry marshmallow,
Its pucker wasted.
A contest entry
- Image Inspired J by HeavenScent4U.
300 points, ended February 14, 2008, 22 entries
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
Please tell me what you think
Comments
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I like this
I like the imagery in the first stanza and the kind of rawness in the second 
Great take on the prompt. Thanks for entering and good luck. be well and be blessed
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The imagery is amazing in this. It's so lovely!
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