White is what I never get from You

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These days, I find myself in cotton robes,
arms stuffed in straight-jacket sweaters,
deodorant lining my untanned skin.
The dust of my porcelain tears stains my pillow white,
and I spend nights circling my imperfections
with a chlorine pen.
You tease the bleached bones I show you,
so I push them underneath the covers and let
you batter beauty into bed sheets,
shamed hands still pinned to my side.

I've never loved a man before
for who I had to turn off all the lights.
Carpe Diem.




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Two little things: side should probably be sides, and the last line should read:

for whom I had to turn off all the lights.


As for the poem itself, it's as delicious as it is unmemorable.
"A poet in love is best encouraged in both capacities or neither." ~ Jane Austen, Emma.



I am big enough to admit I am often inspired by myself.
— Leslie Knope