I Touch Beauty Daily

I Touch Beauty Daily

Friday, September 14, 2012

My Last Dime



Newly minted for shine
Tossed, turned, tenderly regarded
The proverbial last dime
Purchased scarce commodities
Lassoed heaven to earth
Delivered the unreachables
My proverbial last dime
The umbrella against thunderstorms
The deluge-scaling boat
Roof-top sanctuary against floods
My never-ending last dime
Secured penny-stock securities
Stopped leaks in life
Advanced classism to next rung
Draped designer frocks at the drop
Reeled in necessities at the brink
My never-ending last dime
Tossed, turned, tenderly regarded
Heads, life is livable
Tails, livable is life
Newly minted for shine 
 


--My dream has loved paper so much for so long because it gave influence to the parched voice of a fashionista poet. Finding this outlet, that voice is now replete with expressive sound.

Friday, September 7, 2012

Painting Circle



I painted them brown
Framed them in white
To reach those perched up there
Who must come down
I stood back with pride
Such handiwork finished
By a woman not handy
But the brown got on the white
And the white got on the brown
I dabbed on the brown
A makeup artist’s blemish cover
It got on the white
I dabbed on the white
To conceal my imperfection
It got on the brown
I dabbed on the brown
It got on the white
When will this end?
How will this end?
 


--My dream has loved paper so much for so long because it gave influence to the parched voice of a fashionista poet. Finding this outlet, that voice is now replete with expressive sound.