“Attendant #43” | Poems by Massey

February 9, 2014 by Peter Galen Massey

Attendant #43

I thought you
Felt trapped in the
Prison of your face,
Oppressed by your
Relentless beauty,
Harassed by your
Ruthless allure;

But I noticed you always
Sought the attention of
Most consequence –
Even such drab scraps
You might get from me:
I am your attendant #43.

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Posted in On Books | Tagged beauty, poems, poetry | 4 Comments

4 Responses

on February 9, 2014 at 1:31 pm | Reply susanriverside

I’m curious to know what or whom inspired this?
- on February 9, 2014 at 6:54 pm | Reply Peter Galen Massey
  
  Ah, the source of inspiration — such as it is in my case — always the $10,000.00 question. Well, I won’t be coy. Someone I knew slightly in another lifetime, although variations of her appear on occasion. Thinking about it again, I think I’ve ranked myself too high. #63 even #83 is more like it.
on February 9, 2014 at 2:10 pm | Reply kiwiskan

thank goodness I have no relentless beauty to oppress me 🙂
- on February 9, 2014 at 6:51 pm | Reply Peter Galen Massey
  
  Yes, I don’t have that problem either.