Pieces of You

Three Other Poems On The POY Cover

I saw a woman
whose teeth were
straight like
White picket fences
Until she looked
at her husband-
Then they looked like
Shattered windows

There is a pretty girl
on the
Face
of the magazine
And
all I see
is my dirty
hands
turning the page

Little breasts attached to
skinny ribs and hungry bellies
determined legs;
       persuasive swing
careful hands
she stands
a greater threat to herself
than the cigarette
she consumes

Poetry from Pieces of You
Copyright Jewel Kilcher and Atlantic Recording Group
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