for Valerie
implausibly balanced
on strappy bright pink heels,
the poem shows its scars—
I long to touch them gingerly
but they touch me
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged ars poetica, compassion, poetry reading, scars, shoes, tanka, Valerie Haugen on July 13, 2012| 3 Comments »
for Valerie
implausibly balanced
on strappy bright pink heels,
the poem shows its scars—
I long to touch them gingerly
but they touch me