Colors She Can Eat with Her Eyes
Poem
She said she liked
leg warmers and stained-glass Jesuses
shaman drums and Miss America swimsuits
fly eyes and Kufi caps
Queen jubilees and taco trucks
She thought
private parts should be covered with star stickers
and Mona Lisa looked like formaldehyde
my army men ought to carry around lightsabers
and sharks dreamed of coral reefs
She said that
only African women know how to dress right
and on the top of Mount Everest you can go blind
the Pharaohs of Egypt could kiss her all day
except Ramses XI because he probably looked like sand
One day I asked her
if she would ever want to fly to the moon
she said only the Milky Way
that we should make Sundays with cotton candy ice cream
and later put marbles in the bottom of her goldfish tank
I said to her
that I finally understood what she meant
and that I thought girls were just plain silly
but she just put her palm up to my loopy lips
and grabbed her kaleidoscope to clock me in the head
About the Creator
Paul Aaron Domenick
“I am mine. Before I am ever anyone else’s.” --Nayyirah Waheed
“Publication is the auction of the mind of man.” --Emily Dickinson
“Writing is utter solitude, the descent into the cold abyss of oneself.” --Franz Kafka
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Comments (8)
I am so happy I woke in the middle of the night to read this! Spectacular!
I am delighted to have discovered you, Paul. I think you are quite gifted and feel like you have so much more to tell us. Unique, uplifting, creative. Congratulations on your top story. I am a new subscriber!
I slept on.thus far too long. Harper told me if it and only had chance to read it right now and wow this is incredible. I love so many lines. Love the stream like quality to it. Congrats on a well deserved Top Story
That ending slapped… literally lol
They listened!!!Congratulations on a record-fast top story. Absolutely delighted that the team took a look at this, not one bit surprised that they officially recognized it.💖💖💖💖
this was so incredibly clever, I have happily subscribed. congrats on your top story
Hi Paul! If you’re on Facebook, joining the Vocal Social Society and Vocal + Support can definitely increase your exposure. Welcome to the party from the high priestess of the Temple of the Profane, and please check out my latest rogue challenge (Dear John).🥂💖
I thought it was well done especially knowing what you have gone through with that woman.