A Final Poem for October

31 October 2012 Written by Lois Hjelmstad 1 Comment

Affirmation

The breasts are gone
but I am
whole

Disfigurement
need not include
my soul

(Excerpted from Fine Black Lines, copyright 1993, 2003 Lois Tschetter Hjelmstad)

 

 

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Nancy's Point 31-10-2012, 17:33

Very powerful, Lois. I love your poetry. Thank you.

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