(from 1979)
.
She paints what is reflected
in tears that are neglected
and laughs at the picture
that she sees.
Still her thoughts become infected
with words that were rejected
and she knows that craziness
comes in degrees.
But the world will stand corrected
when her bones are resurrected
and she asks,
“How did you like my last strip-tease?”
.
(c) 1979, 2014 Betty Hayes Albright
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