Tuesday, November 4, 2025

poem

 Ugly

No, the poem doesn't define me.

Don’t be silly. You don’t know me.  

Yes, everything in it is true

But only momentarily


Here’s a picture of me 

With braces and acne and a horrible mullet,

Insecurity oozing through the polaroid

Like hospice wing sweat


Look at me now

Still ugly

In the same way

Poems are beautiful


11/4/25

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