hasn’t cried in years

by Daughter

Posted to Action Poetry on 2003-03-02 09:06:00

Parent message is 395051
cheeks rosy
lips so soft
active tongue
that laps and licks
like love
nose high and stiff
i believe
till I drift
to the death
reflected in
the ring of blue
around your iris
and the hallow
depth of a pupil
that hasn’t cried in years