Prayer to Frida Kahlo

by Silas

Posted to Poetry on 2003-12-04 17:12:00

Frida, who art in heaven
hallowed be thy name

I’m mentally crippled
though no body knows it
(but everyone knows)

The ego has shattered
like a ceramic urn
but the spirit is set free!

Now I don’t give a damn what people think
you taught me that
disdain makes me stronger, Frida

I’m banging my head against
the collective hallucination
a little crack appears
only I don’t know if it’s in the hallucination
or my head
I guess it doesn’t really matter
as long as the light gets in


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