Tuesday, January 31, 2017

pink elephant

it was the thing
that mom told us
we should not
speak about
out loud
the pink elephant
in the room
and we did not
understand why
it had to be a secret
when it was such
a natural part of
being a woman


"The Elephant in the Room" by All Saunders
Courtesy of Ally Art

- Inspired by Ally Saunders  artwork "The Elephant in the Room".  
Written for dVerse Poetics: Ally Saunders - A Closer Look


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11 comments:

  1. MishJanuary 31, 2017 at 11:31 PM

    Sad how the most natural things become taboo to talk about.

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  2. brudbergFebruary 1, 2017 at 12:24 AM

    Indeed.. why keep quiet about nature.

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  3. MariaFebruary 1, 2017 at 4:24 AM

    So true!

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  4. GraceFebruary 1, 2017 at 12:12 PM

    Yes...I remember this as well! Really good Arcadia~

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  5. Debi SwimFebruary 1, 2017 at 1:00 PM

    Oh, yes. That and many other things were taboo in my family.

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  6. De JacksonFebruary 1, 2017 at 1:20 PM

    Awwww. Well done. I smiled at this. So glad things are much more out in the open these days.

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  7. Arcadia MariaFebruary 1, 2017 at 1:24 PM

    Thanks everyone

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  8. WaltermarksFebruary 1, 2017 at 4:20 PM

    An excellent analogy, using pink to frame the subject of your work.

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  9. Paul John DearFebruary 2, 2017 at 11:42 AM

    Wonderful use of metaphor.

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  10. SreejaFebruary 3, 2017 at 6:59 AM

    Wonderfully done!!

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  11. Arcadia MariaFebruary 3, 2017 at 1:12 PM

    Thank you Mark, Paul and Sreeja

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