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Facelift
cut and make an end of it
behind the ear
to mar is better
than to be plain
no hat cost as much
as a face done fine
Poems on the topic: surgery
Poems on the topic “surgery” on Poets.by.
Epithalamium, with images from the Brothers Grimm
Prince Charming
A bad week. She swallowed
pills, eight
little erasers& while she lay on
the floor with her mind
elsewhere, the golden Lab
brought his famished
tongue across her face.
Unclipped toe-
nails click
on the cold linoleum
as the dog goes
to his bed, comes back
for another lick, & finally begins
to nibble.
He starts with the lips,
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