Pretty in Pink

Pretty in Pink

on the underside of

that pretty prissy pink ribbon

was dirt

and it hurt

for she had fallen

and skinned her proverbial psychic pretty knees

and the pleas

could not abate her pain

as they waxed

where they should have waned

maybe she thought too much about it

those times past

that seemed to last

forever

perhaps it was her “new” endeavors

that reinforced the lack of cleverness

with which she approached her life

embracing her strife

over and over again

most certainly

she was not her best friend

for most of her anguish

she spoke into being

maybe if she changed her self talk

her language

she could become the Mistress

and Ruler of her domain

and be gone with the pain

yes . . . she was insane

with the incessant inane redundancy

of her profundity

to repeat the lessons

she thought she had learned

long ago

or should have

and her woe returned

and burned holes in her heart

with the smile of every man

who showed her that she can

provide them with

but a night of pleasure

while they explored her treasure

and left her Box

her Chest

empty

save for the flowing emotions

found in the Oceans

that leaked upon the sheets

of her esteem

she did dream

but did that help ?

She too wanted a Prince Charming

and alarmingly so

she saw one in each

and ever Joe, Tom, Richard or Dick

who knew her secret

the trick

to making her

give in

that they could

get it in

again and again

and again

was it her need for a Daddy

she wondered

as she redundantly blundered

every time

there were discordant tones

and all she wanted Melodies

Harmonies

and pretty little Verses

and Rhyme

just sometimes would do

but she kept falling

falling

falling

for the same old lines

and her verse became skewed

and she knew

that her knees would never heal

despite her pleas

for more

for les

if she continued

to play this game

of Hide and Seek

where she hid from her truth

so she wore a pretty Pink Ribbon

in her hair

deluding her self

and the world

for at least

the outside

appeared fair

and she was . . . Pretty in Pink

© 9 December 2012 : william s. peters, sr.

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