Nude Ghoul
Woman #3’s lines
were blasphemous,
an unlucky first role
where she attempted
to put to death
a friend of Christ
Once she played a pollutant
for a PSA about global warming
& everyone complained
about the cold
& made jokes
Two roles as
two different angels
One sang as the spirit
of Christmas,
the other
was a silent member
of the chorus
with a tinsel & coat hanger
halo tearing out
chunks of her hair
during rehearsal dinner
Church ladies
whispered
that she “needs a slip”
that
“you can see right through
the fabric”
Her name was
made famous by someone
more blonde & more willing
to cry on command
She wrote an after school special
once that took off in
small towns but gained
no traction
beyond the 50s diner
dream sequence
that no one
forgot
This next gig is top billing,
& she bought that lie,
drooling, chewing
blood capsules
that tasted like synthetic
leather, breast pain
apparent to all,
gnawing on calf’s liver,
freezing again
on a rare cold night in LA
The sky can’t be seen anymore,
but she’ll tell everyone
she’s a star now
That her name is written
up there,
where it matters
Thistle Thoughts 
A powerful poem! You are able to convey the torment and the misery here, but somehow at the end there is also a sense of triumph! Loved reading it!
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😊 thank you
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My pleasure!
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I love how you captured the dichotomy of someone who wants to be seen but is, for all intents and purposes, invisible.
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Thank you, Constance
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Only you could write this perfect elegy. Brava. 💜
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Aww, thanks 💜
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Such a beautiful piece. Thanks too for the follow. Not seeing your like button here?
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Thank you. I hide the Like button. I don’t find it necessary. Plus, less notifications. 🙂 Appreciate the follow as well. I’m glad to be updated on your posts.
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oh that is brilliant! I don’t do email notifications for that very reason! 💖💖 Absolutely! You do wonderful comprehensive work!
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Thank you… That’s very kind to say 🙂❤️
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Beautiful lines so emotional thanks for sharing 😊👍
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Wow! really powerful feelings!
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Absolutely brilliant!!!!!
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BEAUTIFUL!!!
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