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What Is There To Look At?
Reflections of me
are hard to find, nerve
endings unwind around
crystal stemware.
It felt good to rest my feet
on ice picks with mis-matched
handles. juice from day old
cherry pie stains my lips
and my teeth.
Cash due on the rental of a
two- ton floor jack painted
blue it holds the structure
I've built around my heart
built with resilience and
a pallet load of quilted velvet
and rebar.
I sat looking into pieces of
a vintage chandelier cracked
the plating worn away
half the dangles are missing
the other half shine beautifully.
They are the reflection of
myself I have found
but, am afraid to look at
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