I Shall Paint My Nails Red
Because a bit of colour is a public service.
Because I am proud of my hands.
Because it will remind me I'm a woman.
Because I will look like a survivor.
Because I can admire them in traffic jams.
Because my daughter will say ugh.
Because my lover will be surprised.
Because it is quicker than dyeing my hair.
Because it is a ten-minute moratorium.
Because it is reversible.
-- Carole Satyamurti
Because a bit of colour is a public service.
Because I am proud of my hands.
Because it will remind me I'm a woman.
Because I will look like a survivor.
Because I can admire them in traffic jams.
Because my daughter will say ugh.
Because my lover will be surprised.
Because it is quicker than dyeing my hair.
Because it is a ten-minute moratorium.
Because it is reversible.
-- Carole Satyamurti
2 Comments:
Rachel, this one is amazing... even more is the fact that she shows ten reasons for doing so... five in each hand, one must say!
... you may know this already:
I like my coffee
black as the devil,
hot as hell,
pure as an angel, and
sweet as love."
"... in your poem you pour like a cup of coffee, Gabriel."
See ya
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