#22 [102208]

//For Luka and the disguise of it…//

“Gender is completely socially constructed. It’s the sex that doesn’t change. Oh, never mind…you can change that too…”
-Luka, Mémoires

Eyes
hips
thighs
lips
breasts
breasts
Yes!
Yes…
Slender hands
slender everything
sloping shoulders
wistful gait
five minutes late and loving every minute of it.
If I move this way you watch me
my hair a shining honey wheat
all done up in ribbons and bows
you touch it and have no idea
what’s hiding underneath the skirt.
Eyes
hips
thighs
lips
Breasts?
No…
this girl’s got a secret or two…
Red pumps
fishnet
plaid skirts
and jock straps

But in the long run
does it even matter?

Author notes

written October 22, 2008.

24 in 24
a celebration of the Copland Tales in poetic form

Premise – one poem was written each day from October 1st to the 24th (24 days) leaving 24 hours of preparation/consideration for each poem.

Personal constraints – each poem reflects the person/viewpoint of a character in the Copland tales and/or relates to them as a person, not necessarily how they view themselves.