Becoming the City
I add an extra coat of mascara
Using the spiky skyline as my muse
Those chock-a-block avenues
Call for excessive eyeliner
But I set aside the scarlet lip dye
Don’t want to compete
With the sound of sirens
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19 comments:
You have your recent city time to draw on. I like the makeup metaphor.
You are turning into quite the urban poetess.
I love when poets play with words. Well done!
Hey, that's Times Square!
I like the "lipstick = sirens" image.
Yes - you packed a lot into a small piece. Good work. Maybe send to Peadar for the Bus magazine..?
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Nice write ! Your dead on with the mascara! and I totally tone down my lipstick in New York- thanks.
Love the picture, the play on words, the make up metaphor.
Makes me want to visit the city... but which one?
Oh, nice.
Good stuff. Especially the double meaning on sirens. I see what you did there. :)
Beautiful!
Brilliant word play Bug!!!
Great playing around with words and metaphores. I love this one.
I love it. And the photograph is perfect for the poem.
Love it!
Anna :o]
I don't think you need the red lip dye. Your words paint the picture of a vamp through and through.
What a great little write...I like this...a lot! One of your best, Bug...
Beware sirens with scarlet lips...
Don’t want to compete
With the sound of sirens
Amazingly done! I love the mascara reference ... Just an absolutely PERFECT response to this. BRAVO!
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