A Plate of Bows

Ladies, I just don’t get it
a plate of bows, at the showers
tacked down and presented
a proxy for a bouquet
a memento of a sort
do we have to keep it?
is it really for something
something real and tangible
a ritual for sure
but we don’t get it

August 20, 2006 19:44

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