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Cinderella


A lullaby to kiss away the tear stained cheeks of a child Heart felt melodies with graceful hands and eyes that give comfort like hot chocolate in the winter time There's something special about a woman's kiss The beauty in her closed eyelids Hands softer than a man, fingers shorter in length Though they grip hard on man's flesh Too dear to say hello More like, "How are you?" "How do you feel today?" "May I rub the scales off your back and dress them with silk?" Sweet Fems, Sweet Phenomenon So gentle and concrete She can smooth out the roughest sandpaper and make it feel like lamb A Woman of Gratitude, More like Gravity Small sneezes of achoo echo 'I do' to men with little virtue Come be healed by her stories of Wonderland without the Alice She'll tell you what fairy tales sound like under scuffed linoleum on bathroom floors And remind you of the dreams to waltz on glass
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jwiener
The imagery in this poem is amazing. I could see clearly everything going on, and even hear the voices that were speaking.

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