Poems from The Three Muses-Any Other Name
+Child Soldier
Kony 2012. The inner city my entire life.
When the sun goes down,
And Darkness engulfs the streets,
The Generals awaken and...
The Ideal Illusionist
I met you on a sunny day in August.
You smiled at me and...
Lips too thin,
Nose too big,
Eyes too small,
Face too fat,
Tell me I’m pretty.
Eyelashes not long enough,
Breasts not perky enough,...
I know I’m pretty.
I know you’re plain.
So the question isn’t ‘why?’
It’s ‘why not?’
I know I’m lithe.
And you, well, you’re chubby.
So...