What do you see
she asked of me
when these words
you write
Dolly Parton
Mischa Barton
or some other
fashion plate
No my dear,
what I see here
a body lived in well
A woman real
against her will
thinks that she is flawed
Scars and age
mark the page
that on your
life is writ
I know full well
and gladly tell
the image in
my head
Bags and sags
and baby marks
make a worn in
shoe
With no marks
I strike no sparks
the new shoes
pinch my toes
The words I write
should give no fright
I know of where
I speak
Real men love
Real women
and that's my
final say
Richard Higley© Feb 2001
