Mirror,
mirror on the wall
mirror on the wall
Who’s
the feyest of them all?
the feyest of them all?
Surely
can’t be said of me
can’t be said of me
I
strive so hard to manly be.
strive so hard to manly be.
Oft
my image makes me wince
my image makes me wince
Asymmetric
from birth hence;
from birth hence;
Discolored
lips far from lush,
lips far from lush,
Eyes
that skew, no hair to brush.
that skew, no hair to brush.
Yet,
altogether not amiss
altogether not amiss
Or
with a trace of feminess,
with a trace of feminess,
I
pass as straight among the crowd
pass as straight among the crowd
No
cry of “fag” is heard aloud.
cry of “fag” is heard aloud.
I
wander any milieu,
wander any milieu,
Yielding
not a single clue
not a single clue
What
physique might catch my eyes
physique might catch my eyes
Or
give a hint I might like guys.
give a hint I might like guys.
Perhaps
it shouldn’t matter
it shouldn’t matter
What
veggie I dip in batter
veggie I dip in batter
But
if something’s going to fry,
if something’s going to fry,
I’d
as soon it not be THIS guy.
as soon it not be THIS guy.
©
22 June 2013
22 June 2013
About the Author
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I came to the
beautiful state of Colorado out of my native Kansas by way of Michigan, the
state where I married and I came to the beautiful state of Colorado out of my
native Kansas by way of Michigan, the state where I married and had two
children while working as an engineer for the Ford Motor Company. I was married
to a wonderful woman for 26 happy years and suddenly realized that life was
passing me by. I figured that I should make a change, as our offspring were
basically on their own and I wasn’t getting any younger. Luckily, a very
attractive and personable man just happened to be crossing my path at that
time, so the change-over was both fortuitous and smooth.
beautiful state of Colorado out of my native Kansas by way of Michigan, the
state where I married and I came to the beautiful state of Colorado out of my
native Kansas by way of Michigan, the state where I married and had two
children while working as an engineer for the Ford Motor Company. I was married
to a wonderful woman for 26 happy years and suddenly realized that life was
passing me by. I figured that I should make a change, as our offspring were
basically on their own and I wasn’t getting any younger. Luckily, a very
attractive and personable man just happened to be crossing my path at that
time, so the change-over was both fortuitous and smooth.
Soon after, I retired
and we moved to Denver, my husband’s home town. He passed away after 13
blissful years together in October of 2012. I am left to find a new path to
fulfillment. One possibility is through writing. Thank goodness, the SAGE
Creative Writing Group was there to light the way.
and we moved to Denver, my husband’s home town. He passed away after 13
blissful years together in October of 2012. I am left to find a new path to
fulfillment. One possibility is through writing. Thank goodness, the SAGE
Creative Writing Group was there to light the way.