SUNDAY POETRY : "THE FELT SCENTS"

WHEN SHE CAN SAFELY SHOW
MORE OF HER BODY THAN A NOSE & HAND

you’ll believe her

stand in rebuttal
that nose and hand― the " [...] " 
unseen eyes in quotes, the vowel opening
hidden mouth

You’d better believe “ [she] ” means it!

notes

""I vote with one hand and slap the Taliban with the other", this 51-year old tells me. #kandahar http://t.co/a57bEmt0HT
tweets Ayesha Wolasma (@awolasmal April 5, 2014)
hashtag #kandahar. Image redapted from pictwit photo