Hairy Legs Poem
            by Bonnie Blue


    I shall never shave my legs again
    Though, well I know, they are prettier than my face
    I once applied Nair to them and
    Still fell to my disgrace

    Each week I wore a new outfit
    All the jewelry that I owned embraced hands and
    Arms and fingers
    High dollar perfume I sprayed aplenty
    Hoping it would linger
    Always in your memory

    I washed my hair with loving care
    And wore mascara too
    Red lipstick never made it off my lips to you

    I recited word and verse all the things I wished to say
    These were relegated to lullabies
    As deep in the night I'd pray
    God, please let him pay attention
    God, please let him see
    He's not getting the best presentation
    There's ever been of me

    I'll never shave my legs again
    It's just not worth the bother
    For now I walk in the world of men
    Treating each one as a brother

    Dressed up or down with scarf or slip
    A style that's all my own
    I'll cherish my indivuality
    My own impressive flair
    My hairy legs I'll hide or tout
    In any way I dare

    I'll remember you this way
    The one I cared the most about
    To smooth out my two
    Limbs and so
    Catch your eye among the many eyes that
    Must have their fill of you

    I'll never shave my legs again
    Unless you love me
    And tell me all that never mattered anyway

        ~ ~

©1998 Bonnie Blue/ RedbirdCafé
All rights reserved. Unauthorized duplication prohibited.

Bonnie Blue is a wonderful poet who lives in Belton, Texas, and who reads her poetry all over central Texas. This month you may hear her at Poetfest 3.

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