Skeletal
She sits alone and wonders
if this is all they’ll ever see
lookin beyond the skin and bones
of this skeletal body
she looks into the mirror
and winces at what she saw
she faces the rear, and sheds a tear
and sees something so raw
so straight forward filled with fear
were her eyes so red and glazed
pupils the size of marbles
that sat inside her skeletal face
when she moves she creaks and groans
as if she was an old set of stares
her bodys made of latex and stones
and she doesnt think anyone cares
when she bends her body squeaks
like she needs and old oil can
but when she stretches, her body leaks
so she took one breath and began to ran
and underneath her fragile feet
the road seemed smooth and cold
but harsher was the undertow
that shredded away her bones
and as her bones gave way
chipped and sprinkled the ground
she began to smile and say
im finally real as she looked around
the people were cheering
and urging her on
no longer fearing
that she had no one
but when it was all said and done
and she went home that night
she took a look in the mirror
and frowned for she was still full of fright
she looked at her body
all shiny and new
but her eyes still looked the same
she saw there was no way to change inside
through her eyes she could see
skeletal was her name
(2010)
