Sunday, February 24, 2013

Junk Drawers


You know all 
my secret places.

I look on,
absurd and vulnerable,
as you go through my drawers,
taking out
bits of finery,
examining all my secrets,
holding them up to the light,
caressing my flaws.

With your terrible mercy
I am healed.


    Image: Venus de Milo with Drawers, Salvador Dali, 1936

And just so we don't take things too seriously, here is another edition of:

Top 10 Immature and Inappropriate Comments

10. The Trouble with Tribbles
9.  Who’s getting in your drawers?
8.  "The Less That You Wear, the More You Need Nair!"
7.  Venus de Milo’s less famous sister, Trixie de pom pon girl
6.  The Greeks are a swarthy race
5.  That’s some bellybutton fuzz!
4.  Venus Razor: worst ad campaign ever
3.  If the Greeks had used fuzzy logic
2.  The prosecution’s Exhibit A in the case of Aphrodite vs. the Acme Plastic Surgery Center
1.  “Salvador, what did you do to your dolly?” his mother exclaimed.



Linked to The Mag where Tess Kincaid provides a weekly writing prompt.  Also linked to dVerse Poets Pub for their open link night.

38 comments:

  1. Really loved the inappropriate remarks. Poem was nice too.

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  2. with your terrible mercy...wow...really cool and evocative turn of phrase there...how vulnerable it is to have our secrets held up to the light...

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  3. Secrets in the light...many are scared by that thought.

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  4. Yes, the Acme Plastic Surgery Center has an awful reputation...

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  5. Inappropriate comment no 11, "Mary, this is very beautiful "

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  6. So creative. Thanks for the giggles.

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  7. I really like your Mag! thanks-
    The secrets- and watching someone else FIND and discover them- boy that takes trust!

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  8. The first two lines and the last two would stand alone together to make a fine contribution. Course....your middle ain't too shabby either. Love those inappropriate comments.

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  9. Yeah some secrets should not come to light, can be scary when they do, hmph took my drawers joke.

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  10. Love the 'getting into your head' of the poem ... the 'getting out of your head' humor of the comments!!

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  11. Lovely texture here...Last two lines...so touching.

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  12. Thank you all for your comments! Much appreciated.

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  13. It feels so good to be healed! Good write!

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  14. This both amused and intrigued. Very cool.

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  15. Splendid Mag! One of my desk drawers still exudes perfume from a letter sent me by a ladyfriend years ago. Ahhhhh!

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  16. Secrets revealed and still mercy given. That's gotta feel great

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  17. Mercy received and secrets healed - excellent

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  18. We each have our catalog of mistakes with special sections reserved for secrets. Just wonderful.

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  19. This is so clever, Mary. Imagine, secrets in an underwear drawer!? Yep. I like "caressing my flaws"

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  20. Those who love us accepts us, all our awful secrets, and make us feel good about ourselves. Great write.

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  21. Yes, the locks on my drawers always seem to be broken--not everyone has been as kind as the person in your poem, I'm afraid. Love it Mary.

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  22. Our drawers do hold secrets...it's nice to trust someone enough to let them rifle through our "finery"... Liked those top ten too!

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  23. You know what's funny is I have a lot of these drawers ...I can relate. :) Love this!

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  24. This is the most perfect - and beautiful - response I can imagine to that image... Love the 'comments' at the end, especially #1 - not at all inappropriate, that one, in my book.

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  25. Achingly delicate. Nice work. Love the vulnerability in the verse.

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  26. Dali was weird..... Really weird. Had to do a biography report on him back in uni. He has some hilarious quotes thought, if you google it.

    Iliad Keys

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  27. Terrible mercy indeed...nice write...

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  28. "Caressing my flaws" - this line said so many things to me. It made me think of pity love. Maybe that's just my state of mind I'm in. "With your terrible mercy I am healed" <- wow, what a line. What a strong way to end this. It really wraps everything up with a punch. Love it

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  29. This was one of my favorites this week.

    =)

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  30. One of my favourites too - love the top ten.

    Anna :o]

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  31. I specially like the opening lines, knowing secrets ~

    The comments list is hilarious ~

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  32. Thanks everyone. I really appreciate your comments, and I'm enjoying all your poetry too!

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  33. Love this! One of my faves of yours to date, sis. Raises many issues/questions pertaining to the absurdities of modern life and self-perception/image, etc. Human condition given a good grilling. And you may be the only person who can top me for inappropriate comments (perhaps not)

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  34. powerful poem
    with your terrible mercy i am healed
    12. she's mostly armless?

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  35. Beautiful poem! I thought you were talking about a real person... it took me a while to understand that the picture went with both the poem and the comments. BUT, I LOLed at "Salvador, what did you do to your dolly?" :)

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  36. Amazingly wonderful , Chris http://velvetmedia.wordpress.com/

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